A Box Full of Murders
Published on 5. June 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-241-63618-3 (ISBN)
Description
Shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards 2025: Children's Fiction Category
'Pure catnip for budding young sleuths' The Telegraph
The first children's murder mystery from number-one-bestselling author of The Appeal, Janice Hallett, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Rhian Tracey.
When Ava and Luke discover a mysterious box of papers in their attic they are instantly curious about secrets it might hold. As they read through letters, diary entries, newspaper cuttings and listen to secret recordings, they realize that a decades-old, still unsolved, murder mystery is unfolding right in front of them . . .
Ava and Luke decide to try and crack the case themselves. But as they work through the clues, it soon becomes clear that the mystery isn't something left in the past: the killer is still out there - and might be closer than they think...
YOU know the facts. YOU have all the clues. Can YOU solve the mystery before they do?
Look out for DEATH AT THE MUSEUM, the next book in the A Box Full of Murders series, coming June 2026!
'Pure catnip for budding young sleuths' The Telegraph
The first children's murder mystery from number-one-bestselling author of The Appeal, Janice Hallett, perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and Rhian Tracey.
When Ava and Luke discover a mysterious box of papers in their attic they are instantly curious about secrets it might hold. As they read through letters, diary entries, newspaper cuttings and listen to secret recordings, they realize that a decades-old, still unsolved, murder mystery is unfolding right in front of them . . .
Ava and Luke decide to try and crack the case themselves. But as they work through the clues, it soon becomes clear that the mystery isn't something left in the past: the killer is still out there - and might be closer than they think...
YOU know the facts. YOU have all the clues. Can YOU solve the mystery before they do?
Look out for DEATH AT THE MUSEUM, the next book in the A Box Full of Murders series, coming June 2026!
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 13 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
364 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-63618-3 (9780241636183)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Janice Hallett
A Box Full of Murders
The unmissable first children's mystery from the bestselling author of The Appeal
E-Book
06/2025
Puffin
€8.99
Available for download
Person
Heralded as 'Agatha Christie for the 21st Century', Janice Hallett's adult murder mystery novels with an epistolary twist have sold over half a million copies through TCM to date and been sold into 17 languages. Her debut book, THE APPEAL, was named Sunday Times Crime Book of the Year and awarded the CWA Debut Dagger. Her four adult follow-up novels have also all been Sunday Times Bestsellers. Her debut children's novel, A BOX FULL OF MURDERS, was the bestselling children's mystery of 2025 and shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Reader Awards.