Minutes later, she runs out screaming-she has seen the dead body of Sam Westing. That night, Turtle meets Doug at the Westing estate: she is determined to win $2 for every minute she spends inside the manor. Ford and Sydelle Pulaski, two other tenants of Sunset Towers, return home and notice the smoke, too. Turtle’s father, Jake Wexler, is a podiatrist-as he visits with a patient, Berthe Erica Crow, the building’s religious cleaning woman, Crow spots the smoke and becomes alarmed. The other tenants notice the smoke, too-Theo’s brother Chris, who is suffering from a neurological disorder and uses a wheelchair, spies the smoke through his birdwatching binoculars, and Turtle’s engaged-to-be-married older sister, Angela Wexler, spots the smoke during a fitting with her wedding dress maker, Flora Baumbach. They rib the teens who live in the building- Theo Theodorakis, Doug Hoo, and Turtle Wexler-by telling them ghost stories about how old man Westing has been rotting away inside for years. On Halloween, Sandy McSouthers, the doorman at Sunset Towers, and Otis Amber, the delivery boy, spot smoke coming from the Westing manor’s chimney. A “NO TRESPASSING” sign and a wire fence have been erected on the north side of the building’s property-beyond them lies the mysterious Westing estate. Hidden among them are a bookie, a burglar, a bomber, a thief, and a mistake. Within days, Northrup has rented all of the homes in Sunset Towers, as well as both restaurant spaces and a medical office in the lobby.

The letters invite their recipients to move into Sunset Towers, a new apartment building on the lake which, despite its name, faces east.

And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger-and a possible murderer-to inherit his vast fortune, on things for sure: Sam Westing may be dead…but that won’t stop him from playing one last game! Winner of the Newbery Medal Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Book 'Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand.' -The New York Times Book Review'A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges-a demanding but rewarding book.' -The Horn BookAvailable for purchase at:AmazonBarnes & NobleBooks A MillionHudson BooksellersIndieBoundPowell'sTargetWalmartGoogle Play StoreiBooks - Audiobook (Downloadable format)Kobo - Audiobook (Downloadable format)Audible - Audiobook (Downloadable format)audiobooks.On the Fourth of July, a 62-year-old delivery boy rides around a town on the edge of Lake Michigan delivering letters signed by a man named Barney Northrup-a man who does not exist. A Newbery Medal Winner'A supersharp nfoundingly clever, and very funny.' -Booklist, starred review A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W.

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