New York Times 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. Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkersinventorsand artists. It was founded by Albert Ellinghaman early twentieth century tycoonwho wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddlestwisting pathwaysand gardens. ΓÇ£A placeΓÇ¥ he saidΓÇ£where learning is a game.ΓÇ¥ Shortly after the school openedhis wife and daughter were kidnapped. The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murdersigned with the frightening pseudonym ΓÇ£TrulyDevious.ΓÇ¥ 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 Academyand she has an ambitious plan: She will solve this cold case. That isshe will solve the case when she gets a grip on her demanding new school life and her housemates: the inventorthe novelistthe actorthe artistand the jokester. But something strange is happening. Truly Devious makes a surprise returnand death revisits Ellingham Academy. The past has crawled out of its grave. Someone has gotten away with murder. The two interwoven mysteries of this first book in the Truly Devious series dovetail brilliantlyand Stevie Bell will continue her relentless quest for the murderers in books two and three. Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2018 * Junior Library Guild Selection * 2019 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nomination * 2019 ALA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Nomination * Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books 2018 * Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction 2018 * 2018 Nerdy Book Club Young Adult Winner * Seventeen Best YA Book of 2018