• Truly Devious

• Author: Maureen Johnson
• ISBN: 9780062338075
• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
• Genre: Young Adult Mystery, Thriller
• Series: Truly Devious Series (Book 1)

Truly Devious, the first book in Maureen Johnson's series, follows Stevie Bell, an aspiring detective attending Ellingham Academy, a private school with a dark past. In 1936, the founder's wife and daughter were kidnapped and murdered by someone calling themselves "Truly Devious," a crime that remains unsolved. Decades later, Stevie hopes to solve the cold case. However, when a student is murdered, Stevie realizes Truly Devious might not be a thing of the past, and she finds herself caught in a new mystery at Ellingham Academy.