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"The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin, Chapters 23–30

Mon Dec 29 17:16:55 EST 2014
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Where there's a will, there's a motive to solve a murder. When eccentric millionaire Sam Westing dies, he leaves instructions for sixteen people to come to the reading of his will. With a fortune on the line, Westing's death becomes a puzzle they'll race to solve.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Chapters 1–7, Chapters 8–14, Chapters 15–22, Chapters 23–30
swathe
Judge Ford strode in as regally as an African princess, her noble head swathed in a turban, her tall body draped in yards of hand printed cloth.
derisive
The derisive smiles soon faded as, pair by pair, the heirs heard their code words sung.
accomplice
Doctor Sikes was Sam Westing's friend, a witness to the will, and his accomplice in this game.
diagnosis
"Intern Deere, you may not be an expert in wax dummies, but you are an expert in medical diagnosis, and you did examine the body of Sandy McSouthers. Correct?"
obituary
The obituary, probably phoned in to the newspaper by Westing himself, mentioned two interesting facts.
mull
Turtle paused in a pretense of letting the heirs mull over her last words, trying to figure out what to do next.
alias
Ladies and gentlemen, heirs (for we all inherited something), let us bow our heads in silent prayer for our benefactor Sam Westing, alias Sandy the doorman.
arrogance
Masking his ignorance with arrogance, he continued.
bequeath
I, Samuel W. Westing, otherwise known as Sandy McSouthers and others, do hereby give and bequeath all the property and possessions in my name as follows...
extravaganza
The great winter fireworks extravaganza, as it came to be called, lasted only fifteen minutes.
pending
Hoo's Little Foot-Eze (patent pending) was selling well in drugstores and shoe repair shops.
abacus
"Okay," Madame Hoo replied, toting up accounts on her abacus.
consultant
Jake Wexler had given up his private practice (both private practices) now that he had been appointed consultant to the governor's inquiry panel for a state lottery (thanks to a recommendation by Judge Ford).
renovate
The storefront mission had been renovated and expanded with the money from the inheritance.
ornithology
Chris and his wife Shirley teach ornithology at the university.

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