A review by edens_reads
The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

3.0

I still find myself enjoying the characters, and I'll gladly read about Stevie solving more cold cases. But! This had a very... sneaky ending/reveal. I prefer to be shown the answer, in a mess of other details, that don't quite add up until the protagonist (detective) pulls them all together for me. This ending felt more like, "SURPRISE! Here's all this stuff you didn't know about." Takes some of the suspense and fun out if the read.