The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious, Band 4)

The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious, Band 4)

by Maureen Johnson

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Description

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 From New York Times Bestselling Author Maureen Johnson. Stevie Bell Did It. She Solved The Greatest Unsolved Mystery Of The Century. So, What Now? Figuring It All Out--the Truth Behind Truly Devious And What Exactly Happened In The Ellingham Affair--has Granted Stevie Bell A Bit Of Celebrity In The True Crime Community. So She's Not Surprised When She Gets An Email From The Man Who Owns Camp Bounty Lake (now Called Camp Wonder Falls), The Site Of The Infamous Box In The Woods Murders From The 1970s. Weird Things Are Happening At The Camp Again, Although Nothing As Sinister As Before. No Murders, No Bodies Posed By The Mysterious Figure They Called The Doll Collector. But There Is A Threatening Message Chalked Across A Wall. And A Box Has Appeared, With Three Grisly Dolls Inside It. Stevie Accepts A Job As A Camp Counselor So She Can Figure Out What's Going On. She Recruits Her Friends From Ellingham--nate, Janelle, And Vi--to Become Counselors, Too, And Even Germaine Batt Turns Up. Not Long After They Arrive, The Owner Of The Camp Dies In A Suspicious Hiking Accident. Once Again, Stevie Will Have To Solve A Cold Case From The Past Before A Killer Catches Up With Her In The Present. --bustle

Main Genre

N/A

Sub Genre

N/A

Format

Softcover

Pages

400

Price

4.28 €

Posts

8

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… 🫠

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.

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 ✨

5

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

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.

5

Ich habe alles an diesem Buch so genossen

5

Ich liebe einfach die Buchreihe und dieses Buch hat mich am Ende auch nicht enttäuscht .😍

Description

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 From New York Times Bestselling Author Maureen Johnson. Stevie Bell Did It. She Solved The Greatest Unsolved Mystery Of The Century. So, What Now? Figuring It All Out--the Truth Behind Truly Devious And What Exactly Happened In The Ellingham Affair--has Granted Stevie Bell A Bit Of Celebrity In The True Crime Community. So She's Not Surprised When She Gets An Email From The Man Who Owns Camp Bounty Lake (now Called Camp Wonder Falls), The Site Of The Infamous Box In The Woods Murders From The 1970s. Weird Things Are Happening At The Camp Again, Although Nothing As Sinister As Before. No Murders, No Bodies Posed By The Mysterious Figure They Called The Doll Collector. But There Is A Threatening Message Chalked Across A Wall. And A Box Has Appeared, With Three Grisly Dolls Inside It. Stevie Accepts A Job As A Camp Counselor So She Can Figure Out What's Going On. She Recruits Her Friends From Ellingham--nate, Janelle, And Vi--to Become Counselors, Too, And Even Germaine Batt Turns Up. Not Long After They Arrive, The Owner Of The Camp Dies In A Suspicious Hiking Accident. Once Again, Stevie Will Have To Solve A Cold Case From The Past Before A Killer Catches Up With Her In The Present. --bustle

Main Genre

N/A

Sub Genre

N/A

Format

Softcover

Pages

400

Price

4.28 €

Posts

8

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… 🫠

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.

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 ✨

5

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

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.

5

Ich habe alles an diesem Buch so genossen

5

Ich liebe einfach die Buchreihe und dieses Buch hat mich am Ende auch nicht enttäuscht .😍