LDRL Recommends: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
Staff member: Krystal
Krystal says, “This young adult book had me hooked. I ended up finishing the whole 5 book series! A decades-old kidnapping and murder case is revisited. Although I am not a huge fan of dual timeline books where it jumps from present to past with a completely different set of characters, it worked well for this book. Stevie Bell, a new student who is an expert in true crime, is determined to solve the Ellingham mystery (involves the kidnapping of Albert Ellingham’s wife and daughter, with the only clue being a ransom note signed “Truly, Devious”) while also navigating her new school and a current murder that occurs on campus. The more books you read the more you see about this case and what is truly going on not only on campus but off as well.”
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