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  • Published: 1 July 2025
  • ISBN: 9781761350634
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $19.99

Eleanor Jones is Playing with Fire





Eleanor Jones stirs up more mystery and danger in this fast-paced YA mystery.

Eleanor Jones isn’t looking for trouble.

But someone is starting fires in Cooinda – and the first one looks like a murder. Eleanor is determined not to get involved, but when she receives a note warning her to ‘keep quiet’ she can’t help but work out who sent it.

Who had motive to murder Eleanor’s neighbour? Could it really be one of her classmates? And are the fires connected to the car thefts in town? The more Eleanor tries to do the right thing, the more danger she finds herself in . . .

  • Published: 1 July 2025
  • ISBN: 9781761350634
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $19.99

About the author

Amy Doak

Amy Doak writes mysteries filled with action, adventure, fun and heart. Her debut Young Adult novel Eleanor Jones is not a Murderer won the 2024 Davitt Award for Best Crime Novel; was a CBCA 2024 notable; and was shortlisted for both the 2024 ABIA Awards Books of the Year for Older Readers, and for the 2024 Davitt Awards Best Debut Crime Novel. She has two more mysteries for teens coming out in 2025.
Amy lives in regional Victoria with her husband, two teenage children, dog, and a very grumpy cat.

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