In "The Name of the Game Was Murder" by Joan Lowery Nixon, the story follows a group of high school students who are drawn into a mystery surrounding the murder of a local television personality. As they produce a documentary on the case, they uncover secrets and lies that lead them deeper into the dangerous world of betrayal. With each clue they find, the students must confront their own fears and the unsettling possibility that the killer may be closer than they think. Suspense builds as they navigate friendships, loyalty, and the quest for truth, culminating in a shocking revelation. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2013 by Delacorte Press .

Joan Lowery Nixon was the author of more than 130 books for young readers and was the only four-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Best Young Adult Mystery Award. She received the award for The Kidnapping of Christina Lattimore , The S ance , The Name of the Game Was Murder , and The Other Side of the Dark , which also won the California Young Reader Medal. Her historical fiction included the award-winning series The Orphan Train Adventures, Orphan Train Children, and Colonial Williamsburg: Young Americans.