A Box of Stories: Crime, Thriller & Mystery

A Box of Stories sends four brand-new surprise books in each box, and this version is dedicated to crime, mystery and thriller titles. The company's angle is discovery: rather than the biggest bestsellers, it focuses on lesser-known titles from leading publishers that have found an audience with genre fans, and it frames each box as a chance to find new authors. The seller describes its picks as books that might otherwise have gotten away, and promises you will never receive the same box or book twice. Past boxes listed on Cratejoy include a Halloween edition with an atmospheric paranormal read, a December gift box and a New Year reading-challenge box, all with four books each. Subscriptions can be skipped or swapped. Boxes ship from the United Kingdom. The first box goes out within 2 to 6 business days of ordering, later boxes ship on the 11th of each month, and delivery to the US takes about 3 to 4 weeks. Four books a month is a lot of reading for the price, which makes it good value for heavy readers, though the Cratejoy rating is on the low side and the long transit time is worth knowing before gifting it for a specific date.