Hidden Books

The Westing Game was one of my favourite books growing up, and I loved reading it with the twins. All of her books hold a special place on my shelf.

So I was thrilled when Publishers Weekly announced that her estate found two unpublished books, including a sequel to The Westing Game. It’s not written in the style of Ellen Raskin (like Sophie Hannah’s new Agatha Christies) but written by the late Ellen Raskin and squirreled away for years.

Though the strange thing is that one of the books shows up on Google Books as having been published in 2011, and it’s up on GoodReads. This is a mystery fit for… Ellen Raskin characters!

I just love the idea that someone could be gone for a long time — she died in 1984 — and 41 years later, you can read an announcement that you’re getting two new books from her estate. The world is an amazing place.