The Westing Game is a mystery book written by Ellen Raskin and published by Dutton on May 1, 1978.[1] It won the Newbery Medal recognizing the year's most distinguished contribution to American children's literature.[2]
The Westing Game was ranked number nine all-time among children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal in 2012.[3] It has been adapted as the 1997 feature film Get a Clue (also distributed as The Westing Game).[4]