Adult 2025

Hover over the photo of the wrapped gifts to see the complete unboxing underneath! Seaside Suspicions April Box Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kid Page 59: "I embroidered it, for Frieda Brogan." The included gift was a custom light pink corner bookmark with a blue floral pattern on it. Page 219: "She draws the object out, but it is not the perfume bottle she holds; it is a vial of smelling salts." The included gift was a custom 9.2oz jar of rose and chamomile scented bath salts. Page 304: "Nora adds another blanket to the bed and puts the kettle on the burner for a hot water bottle." The included gift was a custom dark green hot water bottle with 2L water capacity. Page 316: "The cloth is set with a teapot and cups. There is a milk jug and a sugar bowl." The included gift was a custom crystal sugar jar with a matching lid. Dark Secrets March Box The Undoing of Violet Claybourne by Emily Critchley Page 9: ""Mrs. Frith-that's our cook-insisted I take it with me," Violet said, unwrapping a cake knife from a checkered handkerchief." The included gift was a custom gold cake serving set (including a cake knife and serving spatula) wrapped in a red and white checkered linen tea towel. Page 47: "I noticed a detailed drawing of her beloved deadly nightshade." The included gift was a custom black and white drawing of a belladonna plant. Page 221: "In her pale dress, her thick hair around her shoulders, the candle illuminating her face, she looked like a specter in a Victorian ghost story." The included gift was a custom red twisted candlestick in a black metal holder. Page 352: "White daffodils with yellow trumpets stand in a vase on my windowsill." The included gift was a custom ceramic book-shaped vase with green and purple floral pattern, labeled The Case of the Vanishing Violets. The Bone Garden February Box The Family Inside by Katie Garner Page 146: "I rush upstairs, turn on our bathroom faucet as hot as it will go, dunk two of Sloane's calming tea bags into a glass I keep near the sink." The included gift was a box of Calm and Cozy chamomile tea, with 10 bags of tea inside. Page 238: "Ainsley looks back at me, eyes empty. In the tiny photo on the ID card, her usual sun-kissed skin is blanched by the camera flash." The included gift was a custom red-brown wallet with a beige interior, featuring a copy of Ainsley's ID card as described in the novel. Page 361: "Filled with panic, she doesn't see me creep toward the shovel. She only notices me when I stand over them, shovel clenched in my bone-weary fists." The included gift was a custom green gardening trowel with a blue green floral pattern on the blade. Page 371: "I carry over three bowls of butter popcorn, pass them to Ellory and Sloan." The included gift was a custom light blue microwavable popcorn bowl that collapses for easy storage. Never Been Kissed January Box Eddie Winston is Looking for Love by Marianne Cronin Page 58: "I’m back in the charity shop, sorting through a sinister bin bag of Encarta ’95 disks and naked troll dolls when my phone pings." The included gift was a custom faux leather crossbody phone wallet. Page 104: "Beside the wine bottle is an empty mug covered in quotes by Edgar Allan Poe." The included gift was a custom 15oz coffee mug with a drawing of Edgar Allan Poe and the quote Poe some sugar on me. Page 207: "...and then pulls out another pair, exactly the same as hers, and places them in my palm." The included gift was a custom pair of heart-shaped sunglasses with red lenses paired with a sunglass case with red hearts. Page 233: "Out it flicks and I pass it over to her, almost missing entirely the letters E and W that have been scratched into walls of her heart." The included gift was a custom gold-plated heart-shaped locket necklace.