The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious, 4)

The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious, 4)

Hardcover
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Beschreibung

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*
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Format
Hardcover
Seitenzahl
400
Preis
16.74 €

Beiträge

7
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3

Was war… das?!

* Spoiler ahead! * Vielleicht fehlte hier der Charme von Ellingham und die Bindung, die man im Laufe von drei Büchern zu den lebenden und toten Charakteren aufbauen konnte. Vielleicht ist diese Nazi-Spionage-Geschichte auch einfach nur viel zu weit her geholt? Oder man hätte diese auch wieder auf drei Bände ausweiten müssen, damit man sich da langsam ran tasten kann. Die ganze Story wirkte viel zu abrupt und gezwungen. In den ersten 75 Prozent passiert nichts und dann wird alles in den letzten 25 Prozent aufgelöst? Ich habe von diesem Band wirklich mehr erwartet. Ich hoffe, dass Nine Liars besser ist… 🫠

Was war… das?!
5

Anderes Setting und wieder toll!

Ich bin aktuell in einer Murdermystery-Phase und dieses Buch war perfekt für mich. Es handelt sich um Band 4 einer Reihe, die ich sehr mag. Die Protagonisten waren immer noch detailreich, einzigartig, leicht verschroben und äußerst liebenswert. Gut gefallen hat mir bei der Beschreibung der Figuren unter anderem die Art wie die Momente eingebaut wurden, in denen sich die Protagonistin in etwas reinsteigert und sich auch wieder daraus befreit. Das Setting hat sehr gut zum Spätsommer gepasst und wurde sehr detailliert beschrieben. Die Stimmung kam gut rüber und man konnte die Schwüle und die Mückenstiche förmlich spüren. Der Fall hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Mein Verdacht hat sich am Ende nicht bestätigt, aber die Überraschung hat mir viel besser gefallen. Es war alles logisch und hat mich abgeholt. Mehr möchte ich gar nicht sagen, um auf keinen Fall zu spoilern. Ich kann die Reihe wärmstens empfehlen und hole mir jetzt den fünften Band 😊

Anderes Setting und wieder toll!
5

I cannot put into words how much I loved this book! I loved the Ellingham murder trilogy so much. The entire case was built up so carefully and beautifully in a span of three books that it's so legendary for me as a reader, and it feels like it really happened. But the ending was a bit of a let down. So I was a bit skeptical with this one because I didn't want the case to be so well built up only for it to not have the ending it deserves. I found the story bland in the beginning, but then it just took right off and me with it. OMG the tension until the very last reveal was very real! It was every bit as engaging as I wanted it to be. The story flowed seamlessly and everything fit so perfectly, it's uncanny. And the characters are so amazing and at this point I'd read anything with them in it. This woman is fucking fantabulous and she sure as hell knows how to write a murder mystery.

5

Ahh it‘s so good! I loved reading The Box in the Woods so much

5

Ich habe alles an diesem Buch so genossen

2

Eh that was not it, Mrs. Johnson… That final reveal was completely random and came out of nowhere, Stevie was just insufferable (why is she dating David, there is not an ounce of chemistry between those two) and the plot was simply not engaging. I‘m definitely let down by this instalment, let‘s see if there will be more books in this series.

2

Really Nazis...? This book could have been great. It had a captivating story and David wasn’t in most of it. But the “big reveal” really ruined it. Nazi officer disguised as American war hero sees no other option to keep his cover from being blown except to murder 5 innocent teenagers.Really? Really? He couldn’t have just left town or paid Sabrina off or I don’t know never be involved at all because this conclusion sucked. I did not read all those pages, anxiously waiting for a conclusion only for it to be this. I wanted an actual motive not buhu my Highschool boyfriend made out with someone 41 years ago so I’m going to kill her sister. Honestly,I feel cheated out of an epic conclusion. Truly Devious was absolutely worth the three book wait because the end made sense.This didn’t. The only good thing that happened in the book was Nate getting inspiration to continue his book. Of course fictional true crime isn’t supposed to be realistic but it has to make sense. There were just too many unbelievable things in this story. 2.5/5 ✨

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