The Serpent's Bite: A Novel
May 2026 · Open Road Media
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From the bestselling author of War of the Roses, now a major motion picture: The Roses, starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch.
In an attempt to reconnect with his two alienated adult children, George Temple replicates the memorable horse trek through the forbidding Yellowstone wilderness they had enjoyed twenty years earlier.
But his callous children, Courtney and Scott, accompany him only to persuade him to restore the financial support he has withdrawn. As they are led by a drunken guide and a venal horse wrangler over lethal terrain their bonding experience quickly disintegrates in a nightmare vacation.
Nostalgia is corrupted into a nightmare of lust, betrayal, and entrapment as the children's disturbing motives are revealed and dark family secrets are exposed. Courtney's appetite for selfish and violent pursuits establishes her as one of the most evil women in fiction, alongside the likes of Lady Macbeth.
Through her, Warren Adler explores how an obsession for celebrity and blind ambition can distort familial love and turn a beloved child into a grotesque monster.
As he did in the iconic The War of the Roses, Adler paints a frightening picture of the American family, only more sinister.
In an attempt to reconnect with his two alienated adult children, George Temple replicates the memorable horse trek through the forbidding Yellowstone wilderness they had enjoyed twenty years earlier.
But his callous children, Courtney and Scott, accompany him only to persuade him to restore the financial support he has withdrawn. As they are led by a drunken guide and a venal horse wrangler over lethal terrain their bonding experience quickly disintegrates in a nightmare vacation.
Nostalgia is corrupted into a nightmare of lust, betrayal, and entrapment as the children's disturbing motives are revealed and dark family secrets are exposed. Courtney's appetite for selfish and violent pursuits establishes her as one of the most evil women in fiction, alongside the likes of Lady Macbeth.
Through her, Warren Adler explores how an obsession for celebrity and blind ambition can distort familial love and turn a beloved child into a grotesque monster.
As he did in the iconic The War of the Roses, Adler paints a frightening picture of the American family, only more sinister.
From the bestselling author of War of the Roses, now a major motion picture: The Roses, starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch.
In an attempt to reconnect with his two alienated adult children, George Temple replicates the memorable horse trek through the forbidding Yellowstone wilderne...
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About the author
Warren Adler (1927–2019) was a prolific American novelist and playwright best known for his darkly comic novel The War of the Roses. His works explore themes of marriage, family dynamics, and human psychology, with over fifty books translated into twenty-five languages. Several of his novels became major Hollywood films.
Warren Adler (1927–2019) was a prolific American novelist and playwright best known for his darkly comic novel The War of the Roses. His works explore themes of marriage, family dynamics, and human psychology, with over fifty books translated into twenty-five languages. Several of his novels beca...
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