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Reader reviewed by K. Hager

Out of all of Joan Lowry Nixon's mysteries, this is my favorite. The story begins with Samantha going to visit an older relative who happens to be a writer. he has come up with this game that of course anyone who's ever read a mystery will tell you, somebody's going to die from playing! But no matter, they start the game and bingo--somebody's murdered.

Although this plot's been seen before, what I really liked was the descriptions Nixon gave to the old house. It reminded me of the mansion in Clue. The book has all the elements that make for a great mystery: big, cool old house, eccentric rich guy half off his rocker, game that ends with somebody dying, and a young girl to solve the mystery and save the day.