Books like The Westing Game
12 books with a reading profile close to The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. Outward-looking; an easy read.
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1
Joyland
by Stephen King
entertainment, narrative
Set in 1973, the story follows college student Devin Jones, who takes a summer job at Joyland, a small-town North Carolina amusement park.
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2
The Husband's Secret
entertainment, narrative
Cecilia Fitzpatrick finds a sealed letter from her husband, John-Paul, intended for her to open only after his death.
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3
Batman: The Long Halloween
by Jeph Loeb
entertainment, narrative
Set in the early days of Batman’s career, this mystery follows a year-long investigation into a serial killer known as Holiday, who murders members of the Falcone and Maroni crime families on specific calendar holidays.
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Nine Perfect Strangers
entertainment, narrative
Nine people from different walks of life arrive at Tranquillum House, a remote health resort promising a complete internal reset.
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5
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
entertainment, narrative
This three-volume collection compiles the entire decade-long run of Bill Watterson’s daily comic strip from 1985 to 1995.
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Dodger
entertainment, narrative
In the rain-slicked filth of Victorian London, a tosher named Dodger earns his living scavenging through the city sewers.
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7
Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery
narrative, mystery
Robert Kolker reconstructs the lives of five women—Maureen Brainard-Barnes, Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, Amber Lynn Costello, and Shannan Gilbert—whose bodies were discovered on a remote strip of Gilgo Beach, Lon…
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8
The Violin Conspiracy
narrative, mystery
Rayquan "Ray" McMillian is a gifted Black classical violinist who discovers that his family’s weathered fiddle is actually a priceless 1711 Stradivarius.
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9
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain
by Bill Bryson
Also outward-looking · entertainment, narrative
Twenty years after his first tour of Britain, Bill Bryson returns to traverse the island along a route he names the Bryson Line, stretching from Bognor Regis to Cape Wrath.
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10
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe
by Bill Bryson
entertainment, narrative
Bill Bryson retraces a backpacking trip he took across Europe decades earlier, beginning in the frozen outskirts of Hammerfest and ending in the chaotic streets of Istanbul.
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Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident
Also outward-looking · narrative, mystery
In 1959, nine experienced Soviet hikers fled their tent on the slopes of Kholat Syakhl in the Ural Mountains, only to perish under bizarre circumstances.
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12
Blockade Billy
by Stephen King
entertainment, narrative
Set in the 1957 baseball season, this novella follows William Blakely, a catcher for the fictional Newark Titans.
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