The Box in the Woods is the 4th book in the Truly Devious series. In this book, Stevie is hired by Camp Wonder Falls to solve a case from 1978 where 4 camp counselors were murdered. Stevie agrees as long as she can bring her friends from Ellingham Academy.

Although part of the Truly Devious series, this book was a standalone mystery set in a different location. We still had Stevie Bell as our main character, and I loved that Janelle, Nate, and David were all in this story as well. The camp setting was perfect for this story, and I love that it made me think of slasher movies like Friday the 13th and Sleepaway Camp.

The book is told from dual timelines - the 1978 murders and present day. I enjoyed both the past and present storylines which doesn’t always happy so the author did a great job with that.

Although some of the book was predictable, I didn’t see the end coming. I have enjoyed all 4 books with these characters and hope we’ll get to see more of them!

I listened to all four books on audio, and I really enjoy the narrator, Kate Rudd. She does a great job of changing her tone and inflection so that it’s different with the past and present timelines.