In New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson?s second novel in the
Truly Devious series, there are more twists and turns than Stevie Bell can
imagine. No answer is given freely, and someone will pay for the truth with
their life. The Truly Devious case?an unsolved kidnapping and triple murder that
rocked Ellingham Academy in 1936?has consumed Stevie for years. It?s the very
reason she came to the academy. But then her classmate was murdered, and her
parents quickly pull her out of school. For her safety, they say. She must move
past this obsession with crime. Stevie?s willing to do anything to get back to
Ellingham, be back with her friends, and solve the Truly Devious case. Even if
it means making a deal with the despicable Senator Edward King. And when Stevie
finally returns, she also returns to David: the guy she kissed, and the guy who
lied about his identity?Edward King?s son. But larger issues are at play. Where
did the murderer hide? What?s the meaning of the riddle Albert Ellingham left
behind? And what, exactly, is at stake in the Truly Devious affair? The
Ellingham case isn?t just a piece of history?it?s a live wire into the present.