The Smugglers' Secret
- Published
- 14 May 2020
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN-13
- 9781786540577
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Smugglers' Secret followed almost exactly a year later, on May 14, 2020, matching the first book's 320 pages, and sends Justice Jones investigating a haunted-seeming smugglers' lodge on the Sussex marsh near Highbury House.
Key facts about The Smugglers' Secret
Elly Griffiths wrote The Smugglers' Secret, a novel on our list. It has been out since 14 May 2020. The book has 320 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781786540577 to find the main one.
The Smugglers' Secret is book 2 of 4 in A Girl Called Justice series. The series has 4 published books. However, the series starts with A Girl Called Justice (2019). The Spy at the Window is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 26 May 2022.
Additionally, Elly Griffiths writes Ruth Galloway, The Brighton Mysteries (Stephens & Mephisto) and Harbinder Kaur, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our mystery, middle grade and historical mystery shelves. Meanwhile, The Case of the Christmas Card is the latest published Elly Griffiths book on file, from 8 October 2026.
About Elly Griffiths
Elly Griffiths is the pen name of British novelist Domenica de Rosa, who worked in publishing and wrote several novels under her own name before turning to crime fiction. See every Elly Griffiths book in order.
Its place in A Girl Called Justice
The Smugglers' Secret is book 2 in the A Girl Called Justice series. It follows A Girl Called Justice. It is followed by A Ghost in the Garden. See the full A Girl Called Justice reading order.
Elly Griffiths's only series for younger readers sends eleven-year-old Justice Jones to Highbury House, a boarding school for the "Daughters of Gentlefolk" on the edge of a Sussex marsh, after the death of her mother. Justice is a super-smart, super-observant sleuth in the Golden Age tradition -- equal parts Nancy Drew and a young Miss Marple -- who can't help noticing the things adults miss: a missing maid, a suspicious new teacher, a body that shouldn't be where it is. Griffiths sets the series in the 1930s…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781786540577