Stevie reunites with her friends, re-enrols in classes, and immediately gets back on the case.This is because David is acting out and seems to be trying to get expelled.
It’s okay though because Edward King, David’s father and Stevie’s parents’ favourite person, gets Stevie back in, even flying her to town. Stevie has been taken out of school by her parents because of Hayes’ death and Ellie’s disappearance.1936: Frankie and Edward put together the Truly Devious letter, supposedly to give Albert Ellingham a taste of his own medicine.Here is a spoiler summary of what happened in The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson to help refresh your memory before you read the sequel. In New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson’s second novel of the Truly Devious series, nothing is free, and someone will pay for the truth with their life. But the path to the truth has more twists and turns than she can imagine-and moving forward involves hurting someone she cares for. The tantalizing riddles behind the Ellingham murders are still waiting to be unraveled, and Stevie knows she’s so close. If Stevie’s at school, David will stay put. King is in the midst of a campaign and can’t afford his son stirring up trouble. In return, she must play nice with David. Then King himself arrives at her house to offer a deal: He will bring Stevie back to Ellingham immediately. David, who lied to her about his identity-son of despised politician Edward King. At least she won’t have to see David anymore.
Now that Stevie’s away from the school of topiaries and secret tunnels, and her strange and endearing friends, she begins to feel disconnected from the rest of the world. She must move past this obsession with crime. Just as Stevie feels she’s on the cusp of putting it together, her parents pull her out of Ellingham academy.įor her own safety they say. And while she solved that murder, the crimes of the past are still waiting in the dark.
Add it: Goodreads Goodreads Summary: All Stevie Bell wanted was to find the key to the Ellingham mystery, but instead she found her classmate dead.
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