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Book Review By Fidel Porrua
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin



Plot & Themes
Tone of story - Dry-cynical - very upbeat -
How difficult to spot villain? - Challenging
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 50%
Kind of investigator
Kid or adult book? - - Adult or Young Adult Book
The crook is.... - criminal's rise in a crime organization
Any non-mystery subplot?
Crime Thriller Yes
Is MAIN CHARACTER an EVIL criminal? Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - a kid

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 60's-90's

Setting
United States Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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