Swirling Tides

  Premise: A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger—and a possible murderer—to inherit his vast fortune, one thing's for sure: Sam Westing may be dead ... but that won't stop him from playing one last game!  Cryptic and Enigmatic Samuel W. Westing, an industrial tycoon, is dead. The puzzle-loving chess-expert that he is, he leaves behind one final game in his will. And the prize is his entire $200 Million fortune plus his company and estate. The eccentric millionaire includes sixteen people in his will, all of them strangers, but only the one who solves the mystery will inherit the money. In his will, Sam Westing declares that he would be killed, one of the potential heirs is the murderer, and whoever finds out who’s the murderer wins the Westing Game.  The Westing Game is a brilliant logic puzzle; it h...

Premise: Thou shalt kill. A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own. Original and Mystifying This book is a dystopian novel, taking place many years into the far future. The Internet is an all-powerful sentient being called the Thunderhead, who governs the people. It handles the food and wealth distribution, medical care, and anything else needed. Humanity has conquered everything. There is no more sickness or disease. There is no more war. There is no more hunger. There is no more poverty. If someone gets injured or even killed, they get taken to a revival center, where...