Truly devious the vanishing stair7/4/2023 It's a minor quibble in an otherwise absorbing and satisfying mystery. He appears more concerned with solving the mystery than mourning his lost family. Johnson still seems to have her "Stevie" hat on when writing him. The Truly Devious book series by Maureen Johnson includes books Truly Devious, The Vanishing Stair, The Hand on the Wall, and several more. Readers will fantasize about sneaking off to Vermont to room with Stevie and her eccentric friends. Related Series: Scarlett, Shades of London, Little Blue Envelopes, Shadowhunter Chronicles, The Bane Chronicles. And, unlike a lot of mysteries that drag into trilogies, readers will be satisfied by the amount of crime-solving that's happened by the end of The Vanishing Stair. Share This Book: Boxed, Slipcased or Casebound. Boxed, Slipcased or Casebound Published: 20th October 2020 ISBN: 9780063023154 Number Of Pages: 1232 For Ages: 14+ years old. Johnson's most notable accomplishment is juggling crimes in two time periods and making them both seem incredibly urgent and exciting to solve. Truly Devious, Vanishing Stair, and Hand on the Wall. The Shades of London series, also set in a boarding school, was really fun but didn't have this kind of polish. Truly Devious makes a surprise return, and death revisits Ellingham Academy. Author Maureen Johnson has really hit her stride. This sequel picks up almost immediately after where Truly Devious left off, give or take a few weeks. This sequel is even better than the first at delivering layers of mystery - in two time periods - fascinating characters, hip dialogue, and expert pacing. And The Vanishing Stair is done very, very well.
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