Look I just can't take Daniel seriously as a character I'm supposed to be invested in, let alone meant to be into (from Steve's POV). I am off to listen to the third and final book in the Truly Devious trilogy and am inspired to look at other books by the same author. Kate Rudd is an extremely good match for the story she is telling which is another big positive for me. In addition, I would also like to give a nod to the narrator. It adds an intriguing element to the way Stevie approaches the investigation. I especially love the interwoven commentary on detectives (both real and fictional) and the dissection of how mysteries work. There are some genuinely creepy moments along the way and, as ever, it ends rather neatly on another disturbing development that will keep you coming back for more. The Vanishing Staircase continues in the same vein, ramping up the tension and sense of jeopardy as Stevie continues to discover pieces of the puzzle. The first book presents an intriguing cold case, a death under suspicious circumstances and introduces a deliciously chilling undertone to the overall theme of teenagers in peril. If you love mysteries and classic detective stories then you have something in common with the heroine, Stevie, who carries you along through this modern homage to the genre in a very engaging way. I am not the target audience for this YA mystery series by a long chalk but the first book (Truly Devious) was enjoyable enough to inspire me to keep going and I am so glad I did. * Junior Library Guild Selection * Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of 2019 * Hypable's Best Books of 2019 *
Where did the murderer hide? What’s the meaning of the riddle Albert Ellingham left behind? And what, exactly, is at stake in the Truly Devious affair? The Ellingham case isn’t just a piece of history - it’s a live wire into the present. And when Stevie finally returns, she also returns to David: the guy she kissed, and the guy who lied about his identity - Edward King’s son.īut larger issues are at play. Even if it means making a deal with the despicable Senator Edward King. Stevie’s willing to do anything to get back to Ellingham, be back with her friends, and solve the Truly Devious case. She must move past this obsession with crime. But then her classmate was murdered, and her parents quickly pull her out of school. It’s the very reason she came to the academy. The Truly Devious case - an unsolved kidnapping and triple murder that rocked Ellingham Academy in 1936 - has consumed Stevie for years. No answer is given freely, and someone will pay for the truth with their life.
In New York Times best-selling author Maureen Johnson’s second novel in the Truly Devious series, there are more twists and turns than Stevie Bell can imagine. New York Times and Publishers Weekly best seller!
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