{"product_id":"truly-devious-by-maureen-johnson-9780062338068","title":"Truly Devious","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEllingham 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe two interwoven mysteries of this first book in the \u003cem\u003eTruly Devious\u003c\/em\u003e series dovetail brilliantly, and Stevie Bell will continue her relentless quest for the murderers in books two and three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly Best Books of 2018 \u003cem\u003e Junior Library Guild Selection \u003c\/em\u003e 2019 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nomination \u003cem\u003e 2019 ALA's Best Fiction for Young Adults Nomination \u003c\/em\u003e Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books 2018 \u003cem\u003e Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction 2018 \u003c\/em\u003e 2018 Nerdy Book Club Young Adult Winner \u003cem\u003e \u003cem\u003eSeventeen\u003c\/em\u003e Best YA Book of 2018 \u003c\/em\u003e Lincoln Award Nominee \u003cem\u003e 2020-2021 South Carolina Book Awards Nominee \u003c\/em\u003e 2020 Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46505480847596,"sku":"9780062338068","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4584783482210.jpg?v=1748673929","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/truly-devious-by-maureen-johnson-9780062338068","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}