The wordplay, humor, characterizations and complex mystery were all first rate.Sixteen residents of Sunset Towers have been summoned as the heirs of millionaire Samuel Westing. I was more than content to go along for the ride. A treasure hunt ensues with a thief and a bomber thrown in for good measure.Īlthough I was told that I, the reader, was the only one with all the clues, I didn't go out of my way to discover whodunit. When they appear, they are divided into teams, given clues and told that the team that finds out who murdered Sam Westing will inherit all his millions. They all receive letters explaining that they must come to the reading of Westing's will. For the most part, they enjoy living in their apartments with their views of Lake Michigan, until the day that Sam Westing is found dead in the nearby Westing mansion. The inhabitants of Sunset Towers are a mixed bag: a podiatrist, restaurateurs, a seamstress, a woman who works at the local soup kitchen, a delivery boy, a secretary,high school students, a woman who has delusions of grandeur. Setting: Westing, Wisconsin, on the shores of Lake Michiganįirst Line: The sun sets in the west (just about everyone knows that), but Sunset Towers faced east. Protagonist: the inhabitants of Sunset Towers It makes me want to check out more of Ellen Raskin's books. Well written and very clever I thought this was a very interesting and entertaining book. This was the type of book that you could either read and let it give you the answers or you could exercise your brain along the way and try to guess the answers before the book gives them to you. It was fun to try to figure out how all of the characters are tied to Mr. There are many twists and many interesting characters. It is a very classic mystery type of book and reads a bit like I would imagine a game of Clue would (if you could read a game).
Nonetheless I found myself enjoying this book immensely. It is not necessarily a quick read, since the reader must pay attention to all the little details in the book. Only it is a bizarre will and rather than being straightforward it requires the potential heirs to engage themselves in a game to find out who murdered Mr. Shortly thereafter they receive notice that they have been listed in the will of the founder of Westing Paper Company. In this book a number of people are offered the chance to move into an exclusive condo building. I was trying to decide if I should read it or swap it and after seeing it was a Newberry Medal book I decided to read it. I got this book in a clearance bundle of books that I bought to get a different book.
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