The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, is a highly inventive mystery that begins with sixteen unlikely people gathered for the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. If they play the game right they could become millionaires. The game is tricky anddangerous. As they play on through blizzards, burglaries,and bombings, the discordant group realizes that Sam Westing may be dead but that won't stop him from playing one last game. 240 pages, softcover. Ages 8 and up.
