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The House of Wolves
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Overview
The House of Wolves (2023) is a mystery/thriller cowritten by James Patterson and Mike Lupica. The novel follows high school football coach Jenny Wolf who inherits her family’s billion-dollar empire after her father’s murder. Jenny and her siblings are suspects in the murder, and she must balance the tensions that arise from these circumstances with her new responsibilities. The novel was a New York Times bestseller.
Patterson is the author of several best-selling novels. He has won many awards for his writing, including the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation and the National Humanities Medal. Lupica has been a sportswriter since the 1970s and has covered sports news for magazines and newspapers that include the New York Daily News and Esquire. He has also written several novels that have become bestsellers.
This guide is based on the 2023 Grand Central Publishing e-book edition.
Content Warning: The source text and this guide contain references to murder, violence, suicide, racism, sexism, and addiction.
Plot Summary
Business tycoon Joe Wolf drowns when he is out on his yacht in the San Francisco Bay. At Joe’s memorial, his business rival John Gallo implies to the Wolf family that Joe was, in fact, murdered.
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