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Amy Doak
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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 for 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, 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 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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Eleanor Jones is Playing with Fire book club questions

A fiery mystery adventure to read with your book club.

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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 . . .

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Eleanor Jones is Playing with Fire by Amy Doak

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 . . .