Truly Devious Author Maureen Johnson weaves a tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a new series Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers inventors and artists

Author Maureen Johnson weaves a tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a new series Ellingham 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 saAuthor Maureen Johnson weaves a tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a new series.Ellingham 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 Shortly 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 True 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 But 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.
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í Truly Devious ☆ Maureen Johnson
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Maureen knew from an early age she wanted to be a writer She went to high school at an all girls Catholic school and graduated from University of Delaware with a degree in writing She now lives and writes in New York City.Many of the adventures Maureen s characters face in her books are based on real life stories Maureen has traveled all over Europe, and is a Secret Sister to vlog brothers Hank and John Green.