The Mystery Box

There¿s nothing more mysterious than a locked box. Whether it¿s a literal strongbox, an empty coffin, the inner workings of a scientist¿s mind, or an underground prison cell, there are those who will use any means necessary to unlock the secrets of The Mystery Box.

With this anthology, bestselling author Brad Meltzer introduces twenty-one original stories from today¿s most prominent mystery writers. In Laura Lippman¿s ¿Waco 1982,¿ a young reporter stuck with a seemingly mundane assignment on lost-and-found boxes unwittingly discovers a dark crime. In Joseph Finder¿s ¿Heirloom,¿ a scheming neighbor frightens the new couple on the block with an unnerving tale of buried treasure. In R. L. Stine¿s ¿High Stakes,¿ a man on his honeymoon gets drawn into a bizarre bet involving a coffin, a bet he may pay for with his life.

From the foothills of Mount Fuji to Georgia¿s Okefenokee Swamp, from a physics laboratory in wartime Leipzig to an unusual fitness club in Boca Raton, these sometimes terrifying, sometimes funny, and always suspenseful tales will keep you riveted.

A Blackstone Audio production.