The Westing Game

In The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin, sixteen seemingly unrelated people and their families are invited to the desirable new apartment building, Sunset Towers. They are gathered by a lawyer to be told that they will be split into pairs—and each pair will have the chance to inherit the 200 million dollar estate of the deceased Samuel Westing. The will states that Westing was murdered, and the murderer is one of the heirs. Many of the heirs have never even met the illustrious Mr. Westing, and those who have do not have any fond recollections. Each pair is given a set of clues, each pair driven by the lure of a vast fortune. The only catch is, the answer to the clues is the murderer. 

The book is told through a series of chapters told in 3rd person, centering around a different heir every time. I admired the writer's style. She perfectly paced the book so that the reader is always in suspense, arising another conflict each time one was resolved. I especially enjoyed the way the writer scattered the clues throughout the book, so that the reader is trying to solve the death along with the characters. The writer also gave a strong character to each air, making them more relatable amongst the action and mystery. Overall, I would highly recommend this book to everyone- it's plot is expertly told with amazing technique.