I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>Truly Devious<\/strong> by Maureen Johnson<\/a>
Series:<\/strong> Truly Devious #1<\/a>
Published by<\/strong> Katherine Tegen Books<\/a> on 1\/16\/18
Genres:<\/strong> Contemporary<\/a>, Mystery & Detective<\/a>, Thrillers<\/a>, Young Adult<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 432
Format:<\/strong> eARC<\/a>
Source:<\/strong> Publisher
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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. \u201cA place,\u201d he said, \u201cwhere learning is a game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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 \u201cTruly, Devious.\u201d It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\t\t