SPOILER ALERT! Even though this is a stand-alone book, lots of characters from the previous books make major and minor appearances.
“The Truly Devious series continues as Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy in this spine-chilling and hilarious stand-alone mystery.
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.” - taken from Goodreads.com
I wasn’t sure where Stevie Bell would continue her detective skills outside of Ellingham Academy but an unsolved murder mystery at a summer camp did sound a bit cliche. In short, this book was utterly fantastic! With her friends Janelle and Nate in tow, it’s not long until the stakes are raised. As the small town tries to keep its darkest secrets uncovered, Stevie soon finds her life in peril as she works to solve who murdered four teenagers at the camp. Stevie Bell is a modern-day Hercule Poirot and fans can hope that more stories will be written about her.
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