Maureen Johnson

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. * Cosmopolitan Best YA Books of 2021 * People Magazine Best Books of Summer 2021*

The Box in the Woods

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"She's the head of the good times committee, huh?" Nate asked.

"He's creepier than you," Nate whispered to Stevie. "How does that make you feel?" "Honestly, pretty good," she replied.

 "I'm still going to eat a lot of tacos," Nate said. “But I'm going to do it judgmentally."

There are so many.." She looked around nervously.".. little kids." "At a summer camp? Holy shit, we need to tell someone about this"

Give me your Computer." "Are you going to finish my book?" he said, pushing it over to her. "Because this is good news for me."

"Unless you have another plan," she said. Just making sure I was up to speed."

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