The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious #4)

Maureen Johnson, Kate Rudd (Read by)

$44.99

Publication Date: June 15th, 2021

Publisher:

HarperCollins

ISBN:

9781799952565

Pages:

Maureen Johnson knows how to write a mystery novel like no other. She makes the characters feel funny, and nuanced, with real problems and whose actions have real consequences. I can’t say enough how much I enjoyed this book! I’d read any book with Stevie Bell in it!

Emily Gilbow, Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena, CA

July/August 2021 Kids Indie Next List

Description

After solving the case of Truly Devious, Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy in this spine-chilling and hilarious stand-alone mystery from New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson.

Amateur sleuth Stevie Bell needs a good murder. After catching a killer at her high school, she's back at home for a normal (that means boring) summer.

But then she gets a message from the owner of Sunny Pines, formerly known as Camp Wonder Falls--the site of the notorious unsolved case, the Box in the Woods Murders. Back in 1978, four camp counselors were killed in the woods outside of the town of Barlow Corners, their bodies left in a gruesome display. The new owner offers Stevie an invitation: Come to the camp and help him work on a true crime podcast about the case.

Stevie agrees, as long as she can bring along her friends from Ellingham Academy. Nothing sounds better than a summer spent together, investigating old murders.

But something evil still lurks in Barlow Corners. When Stevie opens the lid on this long-dormant case, she gets much more than she bargained for. The Box in the Woods will make room for more victims. This time, Stevie may not make it out alive.

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