Vanishing Stair: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World

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New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller! 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. * Junior Library Guild Selection * Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of 2019 * Hypable's Best Books of 2019 * Praise for Book One: “The Agatha Christie-like ecosystem pairs with lacerating contemporary wit, and alternating past and present scenes makes for a multilayered, modern detective story.” — New York Times Book Review “Remember the first time reading Harry Potter and knowing it was special? There’s that same sense of magic in the introduction of teen Sherlock-in-training Stevie Bell.” — USA Today (four stars) “Be still, my Agatha-Christie-loving beating heart.” —Bustle Review: Best book series ever! - Ofcourse good as the first part was. This Truly Devious series is the best story I have read I usually take almost three months to read such thick story books but for these ones I only took less than one week. They are really suspenseful and has a lot of twists which is why it's so interesting. If you are a true crime book lover than I highly recommend this book. And I am obssesed with these series. Review: Best follow up to the first book! - Truly Devious #2 . . A masterpiece follow up to the first novel! I never thought I could read something so fast considering I'm naturally a slow reader. Remember how I was left wondering about what happened with the Ellingham's and Ellie at the the end of the first book? This answers it all, well you know, most of them. I really enjoyed the reading this book. It totally beats the first book. It has more twists and turns and they just blew me away. The pace of the story is just perfect. I've also read some reviews saying this is a tribute to Agatha Christie novels. I've never read any of her books but after reading this, they're so on my #tbrpile. And if you read and love Agatha Christie books and you're wary of other crime thrillers, here you go! Grab a Truly Devious copy and start the series. This book is one of the highly recommended ones!