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Books like The Westing Game
A brilliant, word-twisting puzzle box of a mystery that turns a cast of suspicious strangers into an unlikely family. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Westing Game.
- cozy-suspenseful
- quirky
- intriguing
- 01
The Inheritance Games
Jennifer Lynn Barnes
A dizzying, puzzle-packed descent into a world of extreme wealth, secret passages, and dangerous family secrets.
- 02
Who Killed Mr. Boddy? (Clue, #1)
Eric Weiner
A playful, interactive romp through bite-sized mysteries that invites young readers to play detective.
- 03
A DEADLY GAME OF MAGIC
Joan Lowery Nixon · 1983
A delightfully eerie, locked-room thriller where every shadow hides a trick and survival depends on seeing through the illusion.
- 04
The Bad Beginning
Lemony Snicket
A delightfully dreary romp where clever children must rely entirely on themselves to survive the sheer incompetence of the adult world.
- 05
Theodore Boone, kid lawyer
John Grisham
A clever, small-town legal puzzle that makes you feel like the smartest kid in the courtroom.
- 06
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Chris Grabenstein
A zany, puzzle-packed romp through a high-tech wonderland that celebrates the sheer joy of books and games.
- 07
The death of Mrs. Westaway
Ruth Ware
A desperate gamble for survival unravels into a chilling descent into a sprawling estate's darkest family secrets.
- 08
They Never Came Home
Lois Duncan · 1969
A tense, vintage mystery that explores the unsettling realization that our siblings might be harboring dangerous secrets.
- 09
Jumanji
Chris Van Allsburg
A quiet, boring afternoon shatters into escalating, surreal chaos as the wild literally invades the living room.
- 10
The Testament
John Grisham
A high-stakes collision of cutthroat legal maneuvering and rugged jungle survival that ultimately becomes a journey of spiritual redemption.
- 11
Two Can Keep a Secret
Karen M. McManus
A twisty, claustrophobic dive into a picture-perfect town where everyone is lying and the past refuses to stay buried.
- 12
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Lois Duncan · 1973
A claustrophobic descent into paranoia where a single terrible secret slowly unravels the lives of four teenagers.
