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The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin

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The Westing Game

In Ellen Raskin's The Westing Game, Sam Westing's supposed murder is central to a mystery involving his heirs, each with potential motives linked to financial gain. Theo Theodorakis might desire...

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The Westing Game

Judge Ford doubted that Samuel Westing was murdered because the scenario seemed overly theatrical and premeditated, suggesting a setup rather than a real crime. She found it implausible that Westing...

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The Westing Game

Turtle Wexler discovered what appeared to be Sam Westing's dead body in the Westing house during a Halloween dare. However, the body was a wax effigy, part of Westing's elaborate deception. A doctor...

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