Stevie is obsessed with crime and mysteries and she is convinced that, given the opportunity, she might be able to solve the Truly Devious case.īut just attending the school will prove itself to be a challenge enough, with the eccentric staff and the quirky, already successful housemates.Īnd then strange things start to occur. In the present day, we follow Stevie Bell during her first year at Ellingham Academy. The only clue was a mocking riddle signed with the pseudonym “Truly, Devious.” The case remained unsolved for decades.īut the school remained open. Albert’s wife and daughter were kidnapped and a student was murdered on the school grounds. Wanting to create a place “where learning is a game”, Albert Ellingham founded Ellingham Academy – a boarding school in Vermont for the brightest young thinkers, inventors, and artists.īut in 1936, the school became a scene of a crime. RATED ON GOODREADS – 4.02 of 5 What It Is About GENRE – young adult, mystery, boarding school, dark academia, historical fiction Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson – Book Details
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