Summary: 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.
Review: Maureen Johnson has done it again...I was so wrapped up in this story, I was sad when it ended. The thing with the first three books was the story was spread over, well, three books. This one was just one stand-alone novel. I wanted more! Nate's character really took off in this book. I absolutely loved him in this. I wish we could have had more flashback content, like in the first three, but since it is just a stand-alone, I understand that she wanted to focus more on the present. I absolutely loved the twist at the end of this, too. There were multiple times that I audibly gasped or had some kind of reaction while listening. Johnson does an incredible job at tying you in until the very end. I hope she writes more books - I genuinely believe it will be awhile before I tire of Stevie and her friends.
Date started: January 2, 2022
Date finished: January 9, 2022
Format: Audiobook
Genre: YA, Mystery
Rating: 5/5
Trigger Warnings: murder, death, language, LGBTQ+ content
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