Monday 5 August 2024

Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret

Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret by Amy Doak (Penguin Books) PB RRP $19.99 ISBN 9781761342424

Here is the highly anticipated sequel to the fast-paced YA murder mystery, Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer (a CBCA Notable 2024) which was a slush pile success story, discovered during an open submission when a Senior Editor at PRH read the first line of the manuscript and was immediately hooked. 

The first line of this sequel reads, ‘Murder!’ Nancy Williams shudders. ‘I was there, you know. I saw it all.’

Eleanor Jones thought life in the town of Cooinda had finally settled into a comfortable rhythm. But just as things start to feel calm, Eleanor’s world is shaken by the return of a familiar face and a chilling confession of murder. Eleanor is thrust back into the heart of a mystery, and she is determined to unravel the truth.

With the help of Jem, a savvy new ally with a knack for genealogy, Eleanor’s investigation pulls her into a web of the past’s hidden dangers. As she digs deeper, Eleanor learns that some secrets cast long shadows and that uncovering them can have deadly consequences.

The final book in the trilogy, Eleanor Jones is on Fire, will be published in 2025.

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