The Chinese Puzzle Box

Mysteries of Eckert House #3

by Chris Auer

Still haunted by recent events, twelve-year-old Dan Pruitt no longer trusts his instincts. Then he and his friends discover a riddle hidden in an ancient Chinese puzzle box, and Dan realizes his instincts were right all along. Someone is trying to get them out of Eckert House, but why? Whoever it is will stop at nothing to get rid of them one way or another.

Genres: Mystery

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2005

About the author

Chris Auer of Savannah, GA, is a seasoned screenwriter and adapted The Legend of the Candy Cane for video. He has numerous scriptwriting credits, including More True Stories from Touched by an Angel with CBS. He was the creator-executive producer for the half-hour series Big Brother Jake from 1990 to 1994 and also worked for NBC's The Cosby Show.

Reviews

[Katt Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every once in a while I hit a book that really surprises me. This tiny little book looked like light reading. I didn't expect a gripping mystery that quite honestly creeped me out - especially given the fact that it's a kid's book! I wound up reading bits out loud to my daughter who is 13 and she admitted that it was pretty awesome - high praise from her. I love the fact that it's Christian without being preachy and even though it's in the middle of the series, you could follow the action just fine. I want to read the other three books so now I'm going to have to go hunting.

Highly recommended and one I will share with my kids!

[Jake · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book is really good but if your scared of blood and murders and stuff like that dont read this book