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Books Like The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin · about this book

Loved The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin? If its mystery, middle grade and puzzles and riddles hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and How to Solve Your Own Murder. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside The Westing Game: Mystery · Middle Grade · Puzzles and Riddles · Whodunit · Ensemble Cast

1. 

   Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief

   Benjamin Stevenson

   Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Puzzles and Riddles · Whodunit · Twisty

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   The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

   Stuart Turton

   Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Puzzles and Riddles · Whodunit · Twisty

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   How to Solve Your Own Murder

   Kristen Perrin

   Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Whodunit · Puzzles and Riddles · Twisty

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4. 

   Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect

   Benjamin Stevenson

   Red Herrings · Closed Circle of Suspects · Puzzles and Riddles · Whodunit · Twisty

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5. 

   The Mysterious Affair at Styles

   Agatha Christie

   Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Whodunit · Twisty · Wealthy Families

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6. 

   The Murder of Mr. Wickham

   Claudia Gray

   Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Whodunit · Ensemble Cast · Wealthy Families

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7. 

   Murder on the Christmas Express

   Alexandra Benedict

   Red Herrings · Closed Circle of Suspects · Puzzles and Riddles · Whodunit · Twisty

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8. 

   Big Little Lies

   Liane Moriarty

   Red Herrings · Whodunit · Closed Circle of Suspects · Twisty · Ensemble Cast

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9. 

   The Moonstone

   Wilkie Collins

   Red Herrings · Closed Circle of Suspects · Whodunit · Ensemble Cast · Mystery

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10. 

    The Midnight Feast

    Lucy Foley

    Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Whodunit · Twisty · Wealthy Families

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11. 

    Not Quite Dead Yet: A GMA Book Club Pick

    Holly Jackson

    Red Herrings · Closed Circle of Suspects · Whodunit · Twisty · Wealthy Families

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12. 

    The Silkworm

    J.K. Rowling

    Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Whodunit · Twisty · Ensemble Cast

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13. 

    One by One

    Ruth Ware

    Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Whodunit · Twisty · Mystery

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14. 

    Pretty Little Liars

    Sara Shepard

    Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Twisty · Whodunit · Wealthy Families

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15. 

    Green for Danger

    Christianna Brand

    Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Whodunit · Twisty · Mystery

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16. 

    The Decagon House Murders

    Yukito Ayatsuji

    Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Whodunit · Twisty · Ensemble Cast

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17. 

    The Last Party

    Clare Mackintosh

    Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Whodunit · Twisty · Mystery

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18. 

    The Listening House

    Mabel Seeley

    Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Whodunit · Twisty · Mystery

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19. 

    The Act of Roger Murgatroyd: An Entertainment

    Gilbert Adair

    Closed Circle of Suspects · Red Herrings · Whodunit · Twisty · Mystery

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20. 

    The Secret of the Old Clock

    Carolyn Keene

    Red Herrings · Puzzles and Riddles · Wealthy Families · Whodunit · Middle Grade

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