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A review by mrs_a_is_a_book_nerd
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
4.0
A mystery in a mystery, leading to... you guessed it!
Stevie Bell's dreams come true when her application to attend the famous Ellingham Academy in Vermont is accepted. Not only is the school renowned for the free education it provides elite young prodigies, but it also is the scene of the historical cold case she thinks her talents might just be able to crack. Upon arrival, she meets a host of other teens with varying passions, and best of all, they all seem to accept Stevie for hers: a gift for true crime and detective work. Before long, her cold case project to uncover more about the strange kidnappings and deaths that leveled the Ellingham family is joined by another student's project to make a movie: it's more than she could've wished for...until the other student ends up dead, in a most unusual way. Was it a terrible accident, or something more calculated? And if the latter, who? And why?
The characters are individual and unique, dialogue is witty, and there's nothing cliche about the plot. It's not a mystery I couldn't put down, but I enjoyed it, and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
Stevie Bell's dreams come true when her application to attend the famous Ellingham Academy in Vermont is accepted. Not only is the school renowned for the free education it provides elite young prodigies, but it also is the scene of the historical cold case she thinks her talents might just be able to crack. Upon arrival, she meets a host of other teens with varying passions, and best of all, they all seem to accept Stevie for hers: a gift for true crime and detective work. Before long, her cold case project to uncover more about the strange kidnappings and deaths that leveled the Ellingham family is joined by another student's project to make a movie: it's more than she could've wished for...until the other student ends up dead, in a most unusual way. Was it a terrible accident, or something more calculated? And if the latter, who? And why?
The characters are individual and unique, dialogue is witty, and there's nothing cliche about the plot. It's not a mystery I couldn't put down, but I enjoyed it, and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series.