{"product_id":"bureau-du-detective","title":"Book Nook Detective's Office — DIY Wooden Kit with LED","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"nooko-pdp\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"nooko-tagline\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne more lit window on your bookshelf.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eA night in a private detective's office, sometime in the '40s: an amber chandelier, stacks of case files, an evidence board, a leather armchair that still holds someone's shape. Detective's Office brings this scene to your bookshelf: a miniature book nook you build yourself, glowing with a warm light when night falls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"nooko-highlights\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"nooko-highlight\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"nooko-highlight-icon\"\u003e🌗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nooko-highlight-value\"\u003eIntermediate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nooko-highlight-label\"\u003eLevel\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"nooko-highlight\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"nooko-highlight-icon\"\u003e🧩\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nooko-highlight-value\"\u003e115\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nooko-highlight-label\"\u003ePieces\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"nooko-highlight\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"nooko-highlight-icon\"\u003e⏱️\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nooko-highlight-value\"\u003e4 to 6 h\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nooko-highlight-label\"\u003eBuild time\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"nooko-highlight\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"nooko-highlight-icon\"\u003e💡\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nooko-highlight-value\"\u003eWarm LED\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"nooko-highlight-label\"\u003eLighting\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2\u003eA whole room recreated in miniature\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eNo facade here: you step right into the room. The evidence board, the files, the armchair and the chandelier go in one by one, and that's what makes the 115 pieces take longer than the count suggests: four to six hours, intermediate level. Once the LED is on, the scene looks like a film noir shot frozen on pause.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is it for?\u003c\/strong\u003e Lovers of crime-story atmospheres, old noir novels and mysterious worlds. An original, memorable gift for anyone who loves a good investigation or all things vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAssembled dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16 × 13.5 × 9 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2\u003eWhat's inside the Detective's Office book nook kit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails class=\"nooko-accordion\"\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eWhat's in the box\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"nooko-accordion-body\"\u003e\n      \u003cul\u003e\n        \u003cli\u003eAll the pre-cut wooden parts (115 pieces)\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003cli\u003eIllustrated step-by-step instructions in English\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003cli\u003eThe warm LED that lights up the scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003cli\u003eThe battery box for the lighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePower:\u003c\/strong\u003e LR44 coin cell batteries (not included).\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003ePrecision tweezers come free with your kit. Just grab some regular wood glue (not included).\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails class=\"nooko-accordion\"\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eGet the right tools\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"nooko-accordion-body\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eTo find out which tools really help during the build, read our \u003ca href=\"\/en-gb\/blogs\/news\/what-you-need-to-make-a-book-nook\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eguide to book nook tools\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2\u003eYour questions about the Detective's Office book nook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cdetails class=\"nooko-accordion\"\u003e\n    \u003csummary\u003eYour questions about this kit\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"nooko-accordion-body\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long does it take to build?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllow 4 to 6 hours, in one go or in short twenty-minute sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it doable if it's my very first book nook?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetective's Office is rated Intermediate: it's not out of reach, but the furniture and accessories go in piece by piece, which takes patience over 4 to 6 hours. For a gentler first build, several kits in the catalog are rated Beginner, including the \u003ca href=\"\/en-gb\/products\/little-izakaya-book-nook\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLittle Izakaya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and its 2 to 3 hour build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eMore questions? Find all our answers in the \u003ca href=\"\/en-gb\/pages\/faq\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNooko FAQ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n  \u003ch2\u003eHow the Detective's Office book nook compares to our other kits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eWith 115 pieces, Detective's Office is one of our lightest Intermediate kits: Shadow Tavern has 139, The Kyoto Bazaar 478. And yet it takes 4 to 6 hours, longer than Kyoto Alley and its 223 pieces built in 3 to 5 hours. Here, it's not the piece count that sets the build time, but the level of detail you place inside. Same build time, more to assemble: \u003ca href=\"\/en-gb\/products\/shadow-tavern-book-nook\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShadow Tavern\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp class=\"nooko-closing\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA world to build. A light to switch on.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cp\u003eThis kit is part of our \u003ca href=\"\/en-gb\/collections\/bookstore-book-nook-kits\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebookstore and workshop book nooks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and, for its amber chandelier, our \u003ca href=\"\/en-gb\/collections\/light-up-book-nook-kits\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eilluminated 3D puzzles\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. The loop comes full circle with \u003ca href=\"\/en-gb\/products\/santorini-lane-book-nook\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSantorini Lane\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the white-and-blue lane of the Cyclades. Thanks to its level, this kit also appears in our selection of \u003ca href=\"\/en-gb\/collections\/model-kits-for-adults\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emodel kits to build\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and, like all our pre-cut wooden scenes, on the \u003ca href=\"\/en-gb\/collections\/3d-wooden-puzzles-for-adults\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3D puzzles to build\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NOOKO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60009883894094,"sku":"NOOKO-DET-001","price":70.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1048\/1582\/1134\/files\/bureau-detective-01-packshot.webp?v=1791116028","url":"https:\/\/nooko.fr\/en-gb\/products\/detectives-office-book-nook","provider":"Nooko","version":"1.0","type":"link"}