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Where The Final Gambit sits

Series
Book 3 of The Inheritance Games. See all The Inheritance Games books in order
The book before
The Hawthorne Legacy
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Last checked: September 24, 2026, against hachettebookgroup.com

What The Final Gambit is about

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  • Avery Grambs, eighteen, is only weeks from inheriting the Hawthorne fortune, worth billions. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) Eighteen-year-old Avery Grambs is weeks away from inheriting the multibillion-dollar Hawthorne fortune
  • Before that, she must live through a risky game played against an old enemy who wants revenge. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) survive a dangerous game against an old enemy looking for vengeance

Jennifer Lynn Barnes in brief

Birth
Born in 1983; Wikidata lists Tulsa, United States, as the place of birth. (Wikidata, with no reference of its own and the place's own entry; read November 6, 2026)
Beginnings
Five of her books had found a publisher before she finished college. (jenniferlynnbarnes.com; read November 6, 2026) sold her first five books while still in college
Work outside writing
Alongside her novels she has written original TV pilots for USA and MTV. (jenniferlynnbarnes.com; read November 6, 2026) Jen has also written original pilot scripts for television networks like USA and MTV

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Topics

Book type

  • Fiction
  • Novels

Reading ages

  • Ages 12+
  • Young Adult

Other books in The Inheritance Games

4 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: The Inheritance Games
  2. Book 2: The Hawthorne Legacy
  3. Book 4: The Brothers Hawthorne

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