The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin

“You know, Turtle, you may be right about putting our money in the stock market. I remember the will said May God thy gold refine. That must be from the Bible.” “Shakespeare,” Turtle replied. All quotations were either from the Bible or Shakespeare.

Sam Westing manipulated people, cheated workers, bribed officials, stole ideas, but Sam Westing never smoked or drank or placed a bet. Give me a bookie any day over such a fine, upstanding, clean-living man.”