{"product_id":"truly-devious-a-mystery","title":"Truly Devious: A Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eIn the first book of the Truly Devious series, Maureen Johnson explores a murder mystery at Ellingham Academy, a prestigious Vermont private school founded by Albert Ellingham. Stevie Bell, a true-crime aficionado, aims to solve the cold case of the kidnapping of Ellingham's wife and daughter, with the help of her housemates. However, when Truly Devious returns, death revisits the academy, and someone has gotten away with murder. The mysteries are interwoven, and Stevie Bell will continue her quest for the murderers in books two and three. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 24 January 2019\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: HarperCollins Publishers Inc\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a striking new series, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and E. Lockhart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEllingham Academy\u003c\/strong\u003e is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth-century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. “A place,” he said, “where learning is a game.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortly 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.” It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at Ellingham Academy, and she has an ambitious plan: She will solve this cold case. That is, she will solve the case when she gets a grip on her demanding new school life and her housemates: the inventor, the novelist, the actor, the artist, and the jokester.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut something strange is happening. Truly Devious makes a surprise return, and death revisits Ellingham Academy. The past has crawled out of its grave. Someone has gotten away with murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe two interwoven mysteries of this first book in the \u003cstrong\u003eTruly Devious\u003c\/strong\u003e series dovetail brilliantly, and Stevie Bell will continue her relentless quest for the murderers in books two and three.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e Best Books of 2018 * \u003cstrong\u003eJunior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/strong\u003e * 2019 \u003cstrong\u003eYALSA\u003c\/strong\u003e Best Fiction for Young Adults Nomination * 2019 \u003cstrong\u003eALA\u003c\/strong\u003e s \u003cstrong\u003eBest Fiction for Young Adults\u003c\/strong\u003e Nomination * \u003cstrong\u003eChicago Public Library\u003c\/strong\u003e Best of the Best Books 2018 * \u003cstrong\u003eGoodreads Choice Award\u003c\/strong\u003e Nominee for Young Adult Fiction 2018 * 2018 \u003cstrong\u003eNerdy Book Club\u003c\/strong\u003e Young Ad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 416g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 202 x 134 x 36 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780062338068                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maureen Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098154823930,"sku":"9780062338068","price":6.41,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/d392f732edf30387514a20b44a8277c0.jpg?v=1624840429","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/truly-devious-a-mystery","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}