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A Box Full of Murders: The Puzzle Book

By Janice Hallett
Series: A Box Full of Murders
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The first puzzle book from number-one-bestselling author of The Appeal, Janice Hallett, featuring a new A Box Full of Murders mystery — solve the puzzles to crack the case! The first puzzle book from bestselling author Janice Hallett, featuring a new A Box Full of Murders... Read More
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The first puzzle book from number-one-bestselling author of The Appeal, Janice Hallett, featuring a new A Box Full of Murders mystery — solve the puzzles to crack the case!

The first puzzle book from bestselling author Janice Hallett, featuring a new A Box Full of Murders mystery. Perfect for fans of Murdle Jnr and Cluedle.

Join super sleuth siblings Luke and Ava as they find themselves tangled up in a new mystery — but this time YOU'RE on the case!

From mazes and crosswords to code cracking and sudokus, this puzzle book will put your detective skills to the ultimate test. You will need to unearth clues, decipher top secret messages, and stop a crime before it's too late...

YOU know the facts. YOU have all the clues. Can YOU solve the puzzles and crack the case?

Featuring 100+ puzzles, this is the perfect activity book for budding detectives aged 8-12.

Series: A Box Full of Murders

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  • A Box Full of Murders: The Puzzle Book
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    A Box Full of Murders: The Puzzle Book
    The first puzzle book from number-one-bestselling author of The Appeal, Janice Hallett, featuring a new A Box Full of Murders mystery — solve the puzzles to crack the case! The first puzzle book from bestselling author Janice Hallett, featuring a new A Box Full of Murders mystery. Perfect for fans of Murdle Jnr and Cluedle. Join super sleuth siblings Luke...
    By Janice Hallett
    Paperback
    $2400
    Pre-order
    Out 5 Jan 2027

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241833582

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Contributors:

  • Cover design or artwork by Marta Kissi

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 21.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 239g

Pages: 336

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Word Puzzles & Quiz Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Cryptic Puzzles Janice Hallett Kids & YA Pre-orders Penguin Books Pre-order Books Pre-Order Children's Books Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Series: A Box Full of Murders Young Adult Young Adult Mystery & Thriller

About the Author

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.

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