num_pages: 192
description: Novelist Augustus Trevor has written a manuscript that reveals the darkest secrets of his guests. Whoever can solve Trevor's clues can have his story removed from the book. But when Trevor is bludgeoned to death, the survivors (along with the reader) are challenged to find both the manuscript and the murderer.
language: English
title: The Name of the Game Was Murder
titlecomplete: The Name of the Game Was Murder
genres: Middle Grade, Crime, Young Adult, Childrens, Thriller, Teen, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Horror, Mystery
ratings_count: 1267
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Young Adult, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Teen Book, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
category: Grade 6-9
publisher: Laurel Leaf