The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

The Westing Game is a young adult/juvenile murder mystery "puzzle" novel, written in 1978 by author Ellen Raskin. I first read this book as a child in late elementary school, and was reminded of it recently while reading Umineko: When They Cry, which I'm only two and a half episodes into so far.

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I definitely enjoyed this book, so if you're interested in a light read (since it's juvenile fiction) and have a craving for a complex puzzle mystery, check it out! Finally, I don't think this is a reason not to read it, but there is some language used that's indicative of the time it was written (for instance two uses of the r-slur, not used in a mean way) so be aware of that as you read.