Overview
New York TimesĀ and Publishers Weekly bestseller!
In New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnsonās second novel in the Truly Devious series, there are more twists and turns than Stevie Bell can imagine. No answer is given freely, and someone will pay for the truth with their life.
The Truly Devious caseāan unsolved kidnapping and triple murder that rocked Ellingham Academy in 1936āhas consumed Stevie for years. Itās the very reason she came to the academy. But then her classmate was murdered, and her parents quickly pull her out of school. For her safety, they say. She must move past this obsession with crime.
Stevieās willing to do anything to get back to Ellingham, be back with her friends, and solve the Truly Devious case. Even if it means making a deal with the despicable Senator Edward King. And when Stevie finally returns, she also returns to David: the guy she kissed, and the guy who lied about his identityāEdward Kingās son.
But larger issues are at play. Where did the murderer hide? Whatās the meaning of the riddle Albert Ellingham left behind? And what, exactly, is at stake in the Truly Devious affair? The Ellingham case isnāt just a piece of historyāitās a live wire into the present.
Praise for Book One:
āThe Agatha Christie-like ecosystem pairs with lacerating contemporary wit, and alternating past and present scenes makes for a multilayered, modern detective story.ā āNew York Times Book Review
āRemember the first time reading Harry Potter and knowing it was special? Thereās that same sense of magic in the introduction of teen Sherlock-in-training Stevie Bell.ā āUSA Today (four stars)
āBe still, my Agatha-Christie-loving beating heart.ā āBustle
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