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Playworld by Adam Ross

Playworld

A Novel

by Adam Ross
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  • Jan 7, 2025, 528 pages
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"Yes," said Sam, "but it's nothing like my Ferrari GT."

"You have a Lusso?" my brother asked. "That's the rarest car they ever made."

"It's a 365," Sam corrected, and then rolled his eyes at my father. "I'm not that rich."

"Is it red or black?" Oren asked.

"My dear boy," Sam said, tilting the rearview mirror so he could look my brother in the eye, "I think we both know the Ferrari only comes in one color."

Confused, Oren said, "What's that?"

"Fast."

Excerpted from Playworld by Adam Ross. Copyright © 2025 by Adam Ross. Excerpted by permission of Knopf. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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