The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games, 3)

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Avery's fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about.

To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. Her life is intertwined with theirs. She knows their secrets and they know her.

But as the clock ticks down to the moment when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help--and whose presence in Hawthorne House could change everything. It soon becomes clear that there is one last puzzle to solve, and Avery and the Hawthorne brothers are drawn into a dangerous game against an unknown and powerful player.

Secrets upon secrets. Riddles upon riddles. In this game, there are hearts and lives at stake--and there is nothing more Hawthorne than winning.

**Don't miss a moment of The Inheritance Games Saga, including the Grandest Game, the thrilling new series set in the world of the Inheritance Games.

Reading them all? The ideal reading order is: The Inheritance Games, The Hawthorne Legacy, The Final Gambit, The Brothers Hawthorne, The Grandest Game, Games Untold, Glorious Rivals, and The Same Backward as Forward.

Looking for more unputdownable reads from Jennifer Lynn Barnes? Check out The Naturals series (The Naturals, Killer Instinct, All In, Bad Blood, and the enovella, Twelve), The Debutantes duet (Little White Lies, Deadly Little Scandals), and The Lovely and the Lost

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Published Jul 25, 2023

384 pages

Average rating: 8.08

262 RATINGS

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Readers say "The Final Gambit" delivers a thrilling and satisfying conclusion to The Inheritance Games trilogy, praised for its intriguing puzzles, my...

Erica Lincke
May 26, 2026
8/10 stars
I finished this 3 book trilogy & it was good! I loved how it was a mystery with clues, and figuring out puzzles. It was a little PG for my taste, but it’s a great read that had you guessing the ending. I really did like the ending and thought they wrapped everything up nicely.
_sewerwolf_
Apr 08, 2026
10/10 stars
This was literally the best ending to Avery’s part of the story. I still want so much more out of these characters, so I’m so glad that a fourth one is coming out!!!

Anna leigh
Feb 20, 2026
Avery makes a decision!…..threats continue and at end everything twists up more….(I was literally on the edge of my seat reading this jaw dropping)
BookListLinda
Feb 14, 2026
8/10 stars
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This book finishes out a fun, intriguing trilogy. I recommend reading all three with your favorite young person, tween age girl or boy! Take turns reading them as part of your summer plans!
Mariam.Haziq
Nov 27, 2025
10/10 stars
I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS? THE COVER? THE DAUGHTER? THE EVERYTHING??

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