Sixteen unlikely heirs compete in a high-stakes puzzle game to solve clues and inherit a fortune in this clever children's mystery.
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Sixteen unlikely heirs compete in a high-stakes puzzle game to solve clues and inherit a fortune in this clever children's mystery.
Sixteen people were invited to the reading of the very strange will of the very rich Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they played the game. The not-quite-perfect heirs were paired, and each pair was given $10,000 and a set of clues (no two sets of clues were alike). All they had to do was find the answer, but the answer to what? The Westing game was tricky and dangerous, but the heirs played on, through blizzards and burglaries and bombs bursting in air. And on...
will contain mild spoilers
Mild romantic interest develops between two adult characters
Bombs and a suspicious death mentioned; no graphic depictions
No profanity or strong language present
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present
No religious themes present
No magic or witchcraft present
No occult or demonology content present
No political or ideological messaging present
A death is initially presented as possible suicide
No abuse or suffering themes present
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