Eleanor Jones is Playing with Fire by Amy Doak - ISBN: 9781761350634
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Small town. Big secrets. Eleanor’s playing with fire, literally.
2026 CBCA Notable
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Eleanor Jones is Playing with Fire

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    304 pages

  • Release Date

    1 July 2025

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Summary

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 to…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781761350634
ISBN-10:1761350633
Author:Amy Doak
Publisher:Penguin Random House Australia
Imprint:Penguin Random House Australia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:1 July 2025
Weight:232g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 18mm
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 Book, and was shortlisted for both the 2024 ABIA Book of the Year for Older Readers and the 2024 Davitt Awards Best Debut Crime Novel.

The sequel, Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret, was shortlisted for the 2025 Indie Book Awards and the 2025 ABIAs and was a CBCA 2025 Notable Book. Eleanor Jones is Playing with Fire is the third book in the series and winner of the 2026 Indie Book Award for Young Adults. She also released the standalone YA mystery What Have They Done to Liza McLean? in 2025.

Amy lives in regional Victoria with her husband, two teenage children, and a very grumpy cat.

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