Experience our June 2025 Adult box featuring The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson plus four adorable gifts to bring this magical reading experience to life!
About the Book
They can’t even agree on what to read, so how are they going to solve a murder?
Having recently moved from London to a small Cornish seaside village, Nova Davies started a book club at the local community center, but so far it’s a disaster. The five members disagree on everything, and to make matters worse, a significant sum of money is stolen during one of the meetings, putting the much-loved community center at risk.
Suspicion for the theft falls on book club member Michael, especially when he disappears and a dead body turns up at his house. But the book club has their own theories. Agatha Christie superfan Phyllis is determined to prove Michael’s been framed, while romance reader Arthur believes there’s a mystery woman involved, and teenage sci-fi fan Ash thinks dark forces are at play.
While trying to locate Michael, solve the murder and recover the stolen money, each of them has their own secrets to protect. But despite the danger closing in, they won’t rest until they’ve cracked the case and gotten everyone safe at home with a book, where they belong.
I love receiving my book boxes and the surprise gifts are always so fun! Will keep ordering!
Love getting these books. The gifts are so carefully picked.. Makes me read some every day to get to the next gift
I absolutely enjoyed this adventure! I'm looking forward to my next book!
I love getting these book boxes. I am so excited to read and open my presents. This book, by Freya Sampson, was just okay. Not great, but not bad. I am sure that you can read reviews of the book elsewhere (most have the same lukewarm feelings as I do). This was the first time that I received a box from OUABC without knowing anything about the mystery gifts. I have to say, they were also lukewarm. I absolutely ADORED one gift, but the rest were meh. Several lost opportunities to include a more relevant gift. That said, I'm still happy with my purchase and glad I got to read the book.
Love these boxes!