| Young Turtle Wexler is involved in the most intriguing contest ever thought of. An old man, Sam Westing, is murdered. He owns most of the town. His will points to sixteen people as his heirs. Westing invented an elaborate game to find his murderer and the winner gets $1,000,000. Turtle finds herself caught up in all the mystery and intrigue. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - Dry-cynical - very upbeat - How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes Cloak & Dagger Plotlets: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - nearly 100% Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Crime Thriller Yes Crime plotlets: Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes General Crime (including known murderer) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - a kid Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 60's-90's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes Motive of antagonist - kicks The antagonists are: - big business leader(s) How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting United States Yes The US: - Northeast Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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