An unbolted safe is a strongbox with a handle for carrying it away · review
A diversion safe shaped like a book, with a fabric cover and spine and a three-digit combination lock. Amazon Basics states it is meant to sit between other books on a shelf.
The conclusion Concealment, not security. Fine for keeping something out of sight; wrong for anything that matters.
This is not a safe and this page will not treat it as one. It is a hiding place shaped like a book.
Time and indifference. Somebody moving quickly through a house takes what is visible, and something that looks like a paperback on a shelf is not visible. For a spare key, a small amount of cash or a document you would rather a visitor did not read, that is a reasonable and cheap arrangement.
Diversion safes are famous. A bookshelf is one of the first places searched, and a book that is stiff, heavy and does not open reveals itself the moment somebody touches it. The three-digit lock — a thousand combinations — is irrelevant, because anybody who has it in their hands has already won.
Out of sight, not out of reach. A spare car key. A little cash. Nothing irreplaceable, nothing whose loss would be a serious event, and nothing you would be relying on a safe for.
Two shelves down in this catalog: a steel safe bolted through its base into a concrete floor. That is a different product solving a different problem, and it is the one for anything that matters.
A household wanting something out of casual sight.
Listed but with no offer on the American Amazon store — the reference exists there and nobody is currently selling it.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
| Type | Diversion safe, book-shaped |
|---|---|
| Lock | 3-digit combination |
| Finish | Fabric cover with spine; no paper pages |
| Intended use | Between books on a shelf, per Amazon Basics |
| Amazon reference | B078HDCWXM |
| EAN | 0192233014258 |
Against an opportunist in a hurry, sometimes. Against anybody who has heard of them — which is most people — no, because a shelf is the first place they are looked for and the book that does not bend gives itself away instantly. Treat it as hiding something from a casual visitor, not from a burglar.
A thousand combinations is nothing to somebody sitting with it. But the lock is not the security here — the concealment is — and if it has been found the lock was never going to matter. Do not read the combination as protection.
Something you want out of sight rather than out of reach: a spare key, a small amount of cash, a document you do not want casually read. Nothing whose loss would be serious, and nothing irreplaceable.
6.9/ 10
Concealment, not security. Fine for keeping something out of sight; wrong for anything that matters.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on September 2, 2026.
Concealing something small in plain sight, in a house where nobody is looking hard.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for home security products and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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