Author(s): Johnson, Maureen,
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 24/01/2019,
Pagination: 448 pages,
Series: Truly Devious,
Imprint: Katherine Tegen Books,
Published By: HarperCollins Publishers Inc,
Book Classification: Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Horror & ghost stories (Children's / Teenage), School stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 14 years
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780062338068

Description:
New York Times 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.

Ellingham Academy 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."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." It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history.

True-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. But 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.