Dangerous game
Ellen Raskin: The Westing Game (Penguin Books 1978) Sunset Towers was a five-story, luxurious apartment building on the shores of Lake Michigan and was home to a wide variety of people. The residents had no idea that their apartment was not theirs by chance. It was the work of a clever real estate agent. A doctor, a cafe and restaurant owner, a dressmaker, a judge, a secretary, an inventor and a cleaning lady lived here. Adults and children alike. Some of them stole, made bets, made bombs and there was someone who just accidentally lived here. The events begin on Halloween, when the residents discover that someone is visiting the abandoned Westing house next door. Then they learn that they are all heirs of the deceased Samuel W. Westing. That is, they could be if they find out who killed him. They have to work in pairs, but can they…