Truly Devious

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Call Number: Teen Fiction / Johnson, Maureen, Teen Book / Fiction / Mystery / Johnson, Maureen
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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When Stevie Bell, an amateur detective, begins her first year at a famous private school in Vermont, she sets a plan to solve the cold case involving the kidnapping of the founder's wife and daughter shortly after the school opened.
Ellingham Academy was founded by Albert Ellingham, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with the frightening pseudonym "Truly, Devious." Years later, Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at Ellingham Academy, and she has an ambitious plan to solve this cold case. But the past has crawled out of its grave: Truly Devious makes a surprise return, and death revisits Ellingham Academy.-- Adapted from dust jacket.

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Okay submitted by zmclaugh on July 29, 2018, 11:26am I was really excited for this one, but found the pacing to be very off. Mysteries were introduced and none were solved. I understand that this is a series, but there was really no conclusion here.

That said, this book does feature a great portrayal of anxiety.

expected more but still enjoyable! submitted by delaneyl on July 19, 2019, 4:54pm I'm a Maureen Johnson fan, so I was excited for this book. I wanted the pacing to be more than it was, but by the end I found myself pretty invested in the characters and the mysteries. Having read and enjoyed the second book even more I would say it's worth the read!