Maureen Johnson
Nine Liars (Truly Devious, #5)
Maureen Johnson
Senior year at Ellingham Academy for Stevie Bell isn’t going well. Her boyfriend, David, is studying in London. Her friends are obsessed with college applications. With the cold case of the century solved, Stevie is adrift. There is nothing to distract her from the questions pinging around her brain—questions about college, love, and life in general.
Relief comes when David invites Stevie and her friends to join him for study abroad, and his new friend Izzy introduces her to a double-murder cold case. In 1995, nine friends from Cambridge University went to a country house and played a drunken game of hide-and-seek. Two were found in the woodshed the next day, murdered with an ax.
The case was assumed to be a burglary gone wrong, but one of the remaining seven saw something she can’t explain. This was no break-in. Someone’s lying about what happened in the woodshed.
Seven suspects. Two murders. One killer still playing a deadly game.
The Name of the Star (Shades of London, #1)
Maureen Johnson
Jack the Ripper is back, and he's coming for Rory next....Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London to start a new life at boarding school just as a series of brutal murders mimicking the horrific Jack the Ripper killing spree of more than a century ago has broken out across the city. The police are left with few leads and no witnesses. Except one. Rory spotted the man believed to be the prime suspect. But she is the only one who saw him - the only one who can see him. And now Rory has become his next target...unless she can tap her previously unknown abilities to turn the tables.
The Last Little Blue Envelope (Little Blue Envelope, #2)
Maureen Johnson
Ginny Blackstone thought that the biggest adventure of her life was behind her. She spent last summer traveling around Europe, following the tasks her aunt Peg laid out in a series of letters before she died. When someone stole Ginny's backpack—and the last little blue envelope inside—she resigned herself to never knowing how it was supposed to end.
Months later, a mysterious boy contacts Ginny from London, saying he's found her bag. Finally, Ginny can finish what she started. But instead of ending her journey, the last letter starts a new adventure—one filled with old friends, new loves, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Ginny finds she must hold on to her wits . . . and her heart. This time, there are no instructions.
The Box in the Woods (Truly Devious, #4)
Maureen Johnson
The Truly Devious series continues as Stevie Bell investigates her first mystery outside of Ellingham Academy in this spine-chilling and hilarious stand-alone mystery.
Amateur sleuth Stevie Bell needs a good murder. After catching a killer at her high school, she’s back at home for a normal (that means boring) summer.
But then she gets a message from the owner of Sunny Pines, formerly known as Camp Wonder Falls—the site of the notorious unsolved case, the Box in the Woods Murders. Back in 1978, four camp counselors were killed in the woods outside of the town of Barlow Corners, their bodies left in a gruesome display. The new owner offers Stevie an invitation: Come to the camp and help him work on a true crime podcast about the case.
Stevie agrees, as long as she can bring along her friends from Ellingham Academy. Nothing sounds better than a summer spent together, investigating old murders.
But something evil still lurks in Barlow Corners. When Stevie opens the lid on this long-dormant case, she gets much more than she bargained for. The Box in the Woods will make room for more victims. This time, Stevie may not make it out alive.
The Madness Underneath (Shades of London, #2)
Maureen Johnson
After her near-fatal run-in with the Jack the Ripper copycat, Rory Deveaux has been living in Bristol under the close watch of her parents. So when her therapist suddenly suggests she return to Wexford, Rory jumps at the chance to get back to her friends.
But Rory’s brush with the Ripper touched her more than she thought possible: she’s become a human terminus, with the power to eliminate ghosts on contact. She soon finds out that the Shades—the city’s secret ghost-fighting police—are responsible for her return. The Ripper may be gone, but now there is a string of new inexplicable deaths threatening London. Rory has evidence that the deaths are no coincidence. Something much more sinister is going on, and now she must convince the squad to listen to her before it’s too late.
In this follow-up to the Edgar Award–nominated The Name of the Star, Maureen Johnson adds another layer of spectacularly gruesome details to the streets of London that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.
13 Little Blue Envelopes (Little Blue Envelope, #1)
Maureen Johnson
When seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her favorite aunt, she leaves New Jersey to criss-cross Europe on a sort of scavenger hunt that transforms her life. Reprint.
Truly, Devious (Truly Devious, #1)
Maureen Johnson
Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. “A place,” he said, “where learning is a game.”
Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with the frightening pseudonym “Truly, Devious.” It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history.
True-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at Ellingham Academy, and she has an ambitious plan: She will solve this cold case. That is, she will solve the case when she gets a grip on her demanding new school life and her housemates: the inventor, the novelist, the actor, the artist, and the jokester. But something strange is happening. Truly Devious makes a surprise return, and death revisits Ellingham Academy. The past has crawled out of its grave. Someone has gotten away with murder.
The two interwoven mysteries of this first book in the Truly Devious series dovetail brilliantly, and Stevie Bell will continue her relentless quest for the murderers in books two and three.
New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a striking new series, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and E. Lockhart.
The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious, #2)
Maureen Johnson
All Stevie Bell wanted was to find the key to the Ellingham mystery, but instead she found her classmate dead. And while she solved that murder, the crimes of the past are still waiting in the dark. Just as Stevie feels she’s on the cusp of putting it together, her parents pull her out of Ellingham academy.
For her own safety they say. She must move past this obsession with crime. 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. At least she won’t have to see David anymore. David, who she kissed. David, who lied to her about his identity—son of despised politician Edward King. Then King himself arrives at her house to offer a deal: He will bring Stevie back to Ellingham immediately. In return, she must play nice with David. King is in the midst of a campaign and can’t afford his son stirring up trouble. If Stevie’s at school, David will stay put.
The tantalizing riddles behind the Ellingham murders are still waiting to be unraveled, and Stevie knows she’s so close. But the path to the truth has more twists and turns than she can imagine—and moving forward involves hurting someone she cares for. 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.
The Hand on the Wall (Truly Devious, #3)
Maureen Johnson
Ellingham Academy must be cursed. Three people are now dead. One, a victim of either a prank gone wrong or a murder. Another, dead by misadventure. And now, an accident in Burlington has claimed another life. All three in the wrong place at the wrong time. All at the exact moment of Stevie’s greatest triumph . . .
She knows who Truly Devious is. She’s solved it. The greatest case of the century.
At least, she thinks she has. With this latest tragedy, it’s hard to concentrate on the past. Not only has someone died in town, but David disappeared of his own free will and is up to something. Stevie is sure that somehow—somehow—all these things connect. The three deaths in the present. The deaths in the past. The missing Alice Ellingham and the missing David Eastman. Somewhere in this place of riddles and puzzles there must be answers.
Then another accident occurs as a massive storm heads toward Vermont. This is too much for the parents and administrators. Ellingham Academy is evacuated. Obviously, it’s time for Stevie to do something stupid. It’s time to stay on the mountain and face the storm—and a murderer.
In the tantalizing finale to the Truly Devious trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson expertly tangles her dual narrative threads and ignites an explosive end for all who’ve walked through Ellingham Academy.
New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson delivers the witty and pulse-pounding conclusion to the Truly Devious series as Stevie Bell solves the mystery that has haunted Ellingham Academy for over 75 years.
Death at Morning House
Maureen Johnson
From the bestselling author of the Truly Devious books, Maureen Johnson, comes a new stand-alone YA about a teen who uncovers a mystery while working as a tour guide on an island and must solve it before history repeats itself.
The fire wasn’t Marlowe Wexler’s fault. Dates should be hot, but not hot enough to warrant literal firefighters. Akilah, the girl Marlowe has been in love with for years, will never go out with her again. No one dates an accidental arsonist.
With her house-sitting career up in flames, it seems the universe owes Marlowe a new summer job, and that’s how she ends up at Morning House, a mansion built on an island in the 1920s and abandoned shortly thereafter. It’s easy enough, giving tours. Low risk of fire. High chance of getting bored talking about stained glass and nut cutlets and Prohibition.
Oh, and the deaths. Did anyone mention the deaths?
Maybe this job isn’t such a gift after all. Morning House has a horrific secret that’s been buried for decades, and now the person who brought her here is missing.
All it takes is one clue to set off a catastrophic chain of events. One small detail, just like a spark, could burn it all down—if someone doesn’t bury Marlowe first.
Suite Scarlett (Scarlett, #1)
Maureen Johnson
Si vivir en un hotel art déco a cinco minutos de Central Park te parece un buen plan, deberías hablar con Scarlett Martin, que vive en el Hopewell. Vivir en un hotel puede no ser tan maravilloso como suena, sobre todo si no hay huéspedes ni dinero. El verano de Scarlett se presenta muy mal cuando sus padres le piden que se pase todas las vacaciones trabajando gratis. Afortunadamente el hotel recibe la visita de la excéntrica señora Amberson, que decide instalarse todo el verano en el Hopewell y contratar a Scarlett como secretaria personal. Gracias a su nuevo trabajo, a sus nuevos amigos y a su (a lo mejor) nuevo novio, el verano de Scarlett promete, finalmente, ser de lo más interesante.
The Bermudez Triangle
Maureen Johnson
What happens when your two best friends fall in love...with each other?
Their friendship went so far back, it bordered on the Biblical -- in the beginning, there was Nina and Avery and Mel. So says high school senior Nina Bermudez about herself and her two best friends, nicknamed "The Bermudez Triangle" by a jealous wannabe back on Nina's eleventh birthday. But the threesome faces their first separation when Nina goes away the summer before their senior year. And in ten short weeks, everything changes. Nina returns home bursting with stories about Steve, the quirky yet adorable eco-warrior she fell for hard while away. But when she asks her best friends about their summer romances, an awkward silence follows. Nina soon learns the shocking truth when she sees Mel and Avery...kissing. Their friendship is rocked by what feels like the ultimate challenge. But it's only the beginning of a sometimes painful, sometimes funny, always gripping journey as three girls discover who they are and what they really want.
The Shadow Cabinet (Shades of London, #3)
Maureen Johnson
Rory and her friends are reeling from a series of sudden and tragic events. While racked with grief, Rory tries to determine if she acted in time to save a member of the squad. If she did, how do you find a ghost? Also, Rory’s classmate Charlotte has been kidnapped by Jane and her nefarious organization. Evidence is uncovered of a forty-year-old cult, ten missing teenagers, and a likely mass murder. Everything indicates that Charlotte’s in danger, and it seems that something much bigger and much more terrible is coming.
Time is running out as Rory fights to find her friends and the ghost squad struggles to stop Jane from unleashing her spectral nightmare on the entire city. In the process, they'll discover the existence of an organization that underpins London itself - and Rory will learn that someone she trusts has been keeping a tremendous secret.
In this exhilarating third installment to her New York Times bestselling series, Maureen Johnson brings the sinister streets of London to life with her signature wit and page-turning suspense.
Girl at Sea
Maureen Johnson
Sometimes you have to get lost . . .
The Girl: Clio Ford, seventeen, wants to spend the summer smooching her art-store crush, not stuck on a boat in the Mediterranean. At least she'll get a killer tan.
The Mission: Survive her father's crazy antics. Oh, and also find some missing underwater treasure that could unlock the secrets of civilization.
The Crew: Dad's wacky best friend Martin, his bizarre research partner Julia, her voluptuous daughter Elsa... and then there's Aidan, Julia's incredibly attractive, incredibly arrogant assistant. What's going on behind Aidan's intellectual, intensely green eyes, anyway?
As Clio sails into uncharted territory she unveils secrets that have the power to change history. But her most surprising discovery is that there's something deeper and more cryptic than the sea—her own heart...
...to find what you're looking for.
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
Maureen Johnson
Thinking of a foray to a quaint English village? You'll think twice after reading this tongue-in-cheek illustrated guide to the countless murderous possibilities lurking behind these villages' bucolic façades—from bestselling author Maureen Johnson and illustrator Jay Cooper.
A weekend roaming narrow old lanes, touring the faded glories of a country manor, and quaffing pints in the pub. How charming. That is, unless you have the misfortune of finding yourself in an English Murder Village, where danger lurks around each picturesque cobblestone corner and every sip of tea may be your last. If you insist on your travels, do yourself a favor and bring a copy of this little book. It may just keep you alive.
Brought to life with dozens of Gorey-esque drawings by illustrator Jay Cooper and peppered with allusions to classic crime series and unmistakably British murder lore, Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village gives you the tools you need to avoid the same fate, should you find yourself in a suspiciously cozy English village (or simply dream of going). Good luck, and whatever you do, avoid the vicar.
Scarlett Fever (Scarlett, #2)
Maureen Johnson
Ever since Mrs. Amberson, the former-aspiring-actress-turned-agent, entered Scarlett Martin's life, nothing has been the same.
She's still in charge of the Empire Suite in her family's hotel, but she's now also Mrs. Amberson's assistant, running around town for her star client, Chelsea—a Broadway star Scarlett's age with a knack for making her feel insignificant.
Scarlett's also trying to juggle sophomore year classes, her lab partner who is being just a little TOO nice, and getting over the boy who broke her heart.
In the midst of all this, her parents drop a bombshell that threatens to change her New York life forever...
The Key to the Golden Firebird
Maureen Johnson
The funny thing about stop signs is that they're also start signs.
Mayzie is the brainy middle sister, Brooks is the beautiful but conflicted oldest, and Palmer's the quirky baby of the family. In spite of their differences, the Gold sisters have always been close.
When their father dies, everything begins to fall apart. Level-headed May is left to fend for herself (and somehow learn to drive), while her two sisters struggle with their own demons. But the girls learn that while there are a lot of rules for the road, there are no rules when it comes to the heart. Together, they discover the key to moving on -- and it's the key to their father's Pontiac Firebird..
Devilish
Maureen Johnson
Jane Jarvis and Allison Concord are desperate to get through senior year at St. Teresa's Preparatory School for Girls, where barbed wire keeps the boys out and the ancient nuns keep the girls in.
Jane and Allison have always been too quirky and different to be popular, but at least they've had each other. Then, after a hideous, embarrassing disaster, Allison comes to school transformed. Suddenly she has cute hair and clothes. She's fluent in Latin, she won't even speak to Jane, and within days she's stolen Jane's ex-boyfriend, Elton.
A strangely wise freshman boy, Owen, helps Jane discover the outrageous truth--that Allison has sold her soul to the devil. At first Jane doesn't quite buy it. She plays along with the weirdness--and even gambles her own soul in order to rescue Allison. But events take a turn for the real, and Jane will have to save Allison before the bizarrely exclusive Poodle Prom, a party of biblical proportions that just might blow apart the world as Jane knows it.
Truly Devious
Maureen Johnson
From New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson comes the start of a new series about a sharp and funny young detective named Stevie Bell who begins school at an elite, yet peculiar, boarding school and finds herself entangled in a murder mystery; perfect for fans of 13 LITTLE BLUE ENVELOPES.
Untitled (Truly Devious, #6)
Maureen Johnson
Confirmed by author that there will be books 6 and 7 in the series.
La scala evanescente (Truly Devious #2)
Maureen Johnson
NIENTE RIMANE NASCOSTO PER SEMPRE.
Il caso “Cordialmente Perfido” – un triplice omicidio mai risolto che nel 1936 ha sconvolto la Ellingham Academy – ha tormentato Stevie Bell per anni. Ed è l’unico motivo per cui si è iscritta a quella famosa accademia per studenti particolarmente dotati. Ma poi Hayes, uno dei suoi compagni di classe, è stato ucciso, e anche se lei ha smascherato l’assassino i suoi genitori l’hanno ritirata da scuola. Per la sua sicurezza, sostengono.
Stevie però è decisa a rientrare alla Ellingham, per stare con i suoi amici e risolvere il caso. Anche se questo significa stringere un patto con l’odioso senatore King. Ma tornare significa anche tornare da David, il ragazzo che ha baciato, quello con cui è in eterno conflitto, lo stesso che ha mentito sulla propria identità… il figlio del senatore.
E ci sono in gioco anche altre questioni ben più spinose: l’omicidio di Hayes è davvero risolto? Dove si è nascosto l’assassino? Qual è il senso dell’indovinello lasciato da Albert Ellingham? E soprattutto, qual è la posta in gioco nel caso “Cordialmente Perfido?”
Cordialmente, perfido
Maureen Johnson
In mezzo alle montagne del Vermont, avvolta nella nebbia e isolata da tutto, sorge la Ellingham Academy, una rinomata scuola superiore per studenti particolarmente dotati. Il suo fondatore, Albert Ellingham, aveva voluto renderla un luogo magico e misterioso, pieno di enigmi, sentieri tortuosi e giardini. "Un posto" disse, "dove imparare sia un gioco". Ma poco dopo l'apertura della scuola, nel 1936, sua moglie e sua figlia furono rapite e Dottie Epstein, la studentessa più brillante del corso, scomparve nel nulla. L'unico indizio trovato era un indovinello beffardo che elencava una serie di modi per uccidere, firmato "Cordialmente, Perfido". Il caso non fu mai risolto. Ottant'anni dopo Stevie Bell, aspirante criminologa, si presenta alla Ellingham Academy con un piano ambizioso: risolvere quel mistero. Cioè, lo farà non appena si sarà ambientata e avrà conosciuto meglio i suoi coinquilini: Ellie, l'artista appassionata di meccanica; Nate, scrittore in erba che ha già pubblicato un fantasy ma non riesce a trovare ispirazione per il secondo libro; Hayes, star di YoyTube, che è diventato famoso con una serie sugli zombie; e David, misterioso nerd sul cui conto Stevie non riesce a trovare nulla online o sui social. Poi iniziano ad accadere strane cose, e tutto a un tratto ricompare a sorpresa il misterioso Cordialmente Perfido... E quando la morte visita di nuovo la Ellingham Academy, Stevie non ha dubbi: il passato è strisciato fuori dalla tomba. L'assassino è ancora in circolazione, ma questa volta non la passerà liscia. Perché lei continuerà a cercarlo. L'enigma del passato si fonde con il mistero del presente dando vita a un'indagine mozzafiato che impegnerà Stevie Bell anche nei prossimi volumi della serie.
How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation
Maureen Johnson
An all-star collection of essays about activism and hope, edited by bestselling YA author Maureen Johnson.Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they're bound to inherit. They're ready to stand up and be heard - but with much to shout about, where they do they begin? What can I do? How can I help? How I Resist is the response, and a way to start the conversation. To show readers that they are not helpless, and that anyone can be the change. A collection of essays, songs, illustrations, and interviews about activism and hope, How I Resist features an all-star group of contributors, including John Paul Brammer, Libba Bray, Lauren Duca, Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his husband Justin Mikita, Alex Gino, Hebh Jamal, Malinda Lo, Dylan Marron, Hamilton star Javier Muñoz, Rosie O'Donnell, Junauda Petrus, Jodi Picoult, Jason Reynolds, Karuna Riazi, Maya Rupert, Dana Schwartz, Dan Sinker, Ali Stroker, Jonny Sun (aka @jonnysun), Sabaa Tahir, Shaina Taub, Daniel Watts, Jennifer Weiner, Jacqueline Woodson, and more, all edited and compiled by New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson. In How I Resist, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all ages who are feeling adrift and looking for guidance. How I Resist is the kind of book people will be discussing for years to come and a staple on bookshelves for generations.
The Boy in the Smoke (Shades of London, #0.5)
Maureen Johnson
On a cold night, Stephen Dene went to the Eton boathouse to perform a desperate act. But someone stopped him along the way, sending his life in a new and decidedly strange direction–leading him to London, to two new friends, and to a world of shadows and mystery.
Trinaest malih plavih omotnica
Maureen Johnson
Sedamnaestogodišnja Ginny oduvijek se divila svojoj teti Peg, umjetnici slobodna duha koja je, nekako u skladu s time, nerijetko neobjašnjivo znala nestati po nekoliko mjeseci. Teta je nedavno umrla i, potpuno u skladu sa svojom tajanstvenom naravi, prije svoje smrti uredila je da joj nećakinja primi trinaest malih plavih omotnica – od kojih svaku sljedeću smije otvoriti nakon što izvrši zadatak iz prethodne. Sve u Ginnynu životu promijenit će se toga ljeta. I to upravo zbog trinaest malih, plavih omotnica.
Unutar prve nalazi se tisuću dolara i upute o kupnji avionske karte. Unutar druge je adresa određenog stana u Londonu. Treća Ginny naređuje da pronađe umjetnika koji umire od gladi. No, tek će četvrta Ginny i njezina umjetnika, dramatičara/lopova/ogovaranog-po-cijelom-gradu Keitha potaknuti na put do daleke Škotske s pomalo katastrofalnim – no i romantičnim – posljedicama. Ginny nije sigurna hoće li ikada više uspjeti vidjeti Keitha, a definitivno ne zna što misliti o njemu. Krije li se, možda, odgovor u omotnicama?
No, zahvaljujući avanturama u Rimu, Parizu, Grčkoj, Engleskoj i Nizozemskoj, Ginny će prodrijeti i kroz mistične slojeve koji su okruživali njezinu tetu i saznati više o njezinoj prošlosti, brzom odlasku, ali ponešto i o samoj sebi.
Knjiga za sve tinejdžere, Trinaest malih plavih omotnica neodoljiva je avantura o odrastanju, s nježnom ljubavnom pričom u pozadini, koja govori o važnosti obitelji, ljubavi i međuljudskim vezama. Hrvatski prijevod potpisuje Dubravka Pleše, a avanturističku ilustraciju na naslovnici Tomislav Tikulin.
La dernière petite enveloppe bleue
Maureen Johnson
Quelques mois après son retour d'Europe, Ginny reçoit un mystérieux message d'Angleterre : un certain Oliver a récupéré l'enveloppe volée avec son sac lors de ses précédentes aventures dans 13 petites enveloppes bleues. Sa dernière aventure l'attend, de Londres à Paris, d'Amsterdam à Dublin, cette fois accompagnée d'un ex, d'un futur et d'une rivale.
A Escada Furtiva (Cordialmente Cruel, #2)
Maureen Johnson
Quando um colega de classe de Stevie é assassinado, os pais da jovem decidem tirá-la do Instituto Ellingham, prezando por sua segurança. Entretanto, Stevie está disposta a fazer qualquer coisa para voltar ao colégio e resolver de uma vez por todas o caso Cordialmente Cruel — que se tornou sua verdadeira obsessão. Agora, no entanto, muitas outras questões estão vindo à tona. Onde o assassino se escondeu? Qual é o significado da charada que Albert Ellingham deixou para trás? E o que exatamente está em jogo no caso Cordialmente Cruel? Aos poucos, Stevie descobre que as misteriosas ocorrências em sua escola não ficaram apenas no passado — elas são parte viva do presente de Ellingham.
Cordialmente Cruel (Cordialmente Cruel, #1)
Maureen Johnson
O Instituto Ellingham é um famoso colégio privado em Vermont. Fundado por Albert Ellingham, um magnata do início do século XX, é um local maravilhoso, repleto de charadas, caminhos mirabolantes e jardins. "Um lugar", nas palavras de seu criador, "onde aprender é um jogo."
Porém, em 1936, logo após a abertura da escola, a esposa e a filha de Ellingham são sequestradas. A única pista digna de ser seguida é uma debochada carta listando métodos para cometer um assassinato, assinada com o pseudônimo "Cordialmente, Cruel". A polícia não consegue resolver o crime, que se torna um dos grandes enigmas da história dos Estados Unidos. Algo como aquilo jamais poderia acontecer novamente, é claro.
Anos depois, Stevie Bell, aluna e detetive amadora, está pronta para começar seu primeiro ano no Instituto Ellingham, e tem um plano ambicioso: solucionar esse antigo caso. Isto é, depois de lidar com sua exigente vida escolar, seus deveres de casa e seus excêntricos colegas de classe. Mas algo estranho acontece. Cordialmente Cruel faz um retorno surpresa e a morte revisita a escola. O passado ressurge das cinzas. Alguém que se safou de um assassinato ainda está vivo. Será que Stevie e seus amigos vão conseguir desvendar a identidade do dono da assinatura?
Untitled (Shades of London, #4)
Maureen Johnson
Truly Devious 3-Book Box Set: Truly Devious, Vanishing Stair, and Hand on the Wall
Maureen Johnson
Bestselling author Maureen Johnson’s Truly Devious trilogy is a hilarious and inspiring whodunit that weaves together the story of a cold case from 1936 and the story of teen sleuth Stevie Bell in the present. The Truly Devious box set includes all three paperbacks in the series and is perfect for gift-giving and binge reading. 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 after she arrives, more students turn up dead. Teen detective Stevie is on the case until she solves every mysterious death—from the past and the present. Praise for Truly Devious : “Parallel mysteries unfold with cleverly written dialogue, pate-turning brilliance, and a young sleuth as captivating as Hercule Poirot.” — USA Today “The Agatha Christie-like ecosystem pairs with lacerating contemporary wit. A multilayered, modern detective story.” — The New York Times Book Review Praise for The Vanishing Stair : “Take it from the world’s most impatient If the Truly Devious series is basically one long mystery book, The Vanishing Stair is middle part so enjoyable you won’t even want to skip to the end.” — Entertainment Weekly Praise for The Hand on the Wall : “A richly satisfying, Poirot-like ending for Johnson's inspired and inspiring teen sleuth.” — Kirkus Reviews
Trece sobres azules (Trece sobres azules, #1)
Maureen Johnson
Dentro de un sobre azul dirigido a Ginny hay mil dólares e instrucciones para comprar un billete de avión. En el sobre número 2 hay instrucciones para llegar a un piso en Londres. El número 3 contiene una nota que dice: «Busca a un artista sin un centavo». Por culpa del sobre número 4, Ginny y Keith se marchan juntos a Escocia, y el resultado es el inicio de una historia de amor un tanto desastrosa.
Todo en la vida de Ginny sufrirá un gran cambio, y todo se debe a trece sobres azules.
Hello, Cruel Heart
Maureen Johnson
An electric new story of teenage Cruella de Vil in an original novel inspired by the upcoming Walt Disney Studios Live Action Film, Cruella.
Swinging London, Summer 1967. Sixteen-year-old Estella, gifted with talent, ingenuity, and ambition, dreams of becoming a renowned fashion designer. But life seems intent on making sure her dreams never come true. Having arrived in London as a young girl, Estella now runs wild through the city streets with Jasper and Horace, amateur thieves who double as Estella's makeshift family and partners-in-(petty)-crime. How can Estella dedicate herself to joining the ranks of the London design elite when she's sewing endless costumes and disguises for the trio's heists?
When a chance encounter with Magda and Richard Moresby-Plum, two young scions of high society, vaults Estella into the world of the rich and famous, she begins to wonder whether she might be destined for more after all. Suddenly, Estella's days are filled with glamorous parties, exclusive eateries, flirtations with an up-and-coming rock star, and, of course, the most cutting-edge fashions money can buy. But what is the true cost of keeping up with the fast crowd-and is it a price Estella is willing to pay?
13 petites enveloppes bleues
Maureen Johnson
Ginny découvre, à la mort de sa tante adorée, 13 petites enveloppes bleues, comme autant de signes dans un jeu de piste. Voici la jeune Américaine partie pour
un grand voyage à travers l'Europe. A Paris, Londres ou Rome l'attendent la vie et l'amour. Un parcours initiatique drôle, romantique et émouvant.
You Are the Detective: The Creeping Hand Murder
Maureen Johnson
November 1933. London. Seven people receive mysterious letters. Someone knows their terrible secrets. They are summoned to a posh townhouse where one is stabbed right in front of the others, but somehow no one saw a thing. Can you help Scotland Yard solve the mystery?An interactive murder mystery from the bestselling author and illustrator of Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English VillageDear Detective,Surely you have seen the papers and read about the murder of the American novelist Roy Peterson—stabbed while in a room with six other people, and yet no one went near him or saw the murder occur. The crime is so devious, so logistically impossible, that it seems to have been committed not by a person but by a disembodied hand.I must confess that we are at a loss. Who wrote the poison pen letters that lured these seven people to this deadly gathering? What do a poet, an Earl, an actress, a cook, a telephone operator, and a lothario have in common? And how can a man be stabbed in a room full of suspects when none of them could have done it?We have had our best people on the case, Detective, and we still can’t make heads or tails of it. We are giving this case file to you. Can you decipher the clues, decode the witness statements, and identify the murderer? You are our last hope. Can you help us crack the Case of the Creeping Hand?Yours truly,Detective Chief Inspector of the Metropolitan Police
El caso Vermont (Truly Devious, #1)
Maureen Johnson
Nada permanece enterrado para siempre
Stevie Bell es una entusiasta fan de la investigación criminal. ¿Y qué mejor lugar para profundizar en sus conocimientos que la Academia Ellingham, el centro privado fundado en 1930 por el millonario excéntrico Albert Ellingham en las remotas montañas de Vermont? La prestigiosa y exclusiva academia, en la que solo se acepta a un reducido número de alumnos brillantes, fue la escena de un crimen que lleva décadas sin resolver y del que Stevie lo sabe casi todo.
Coincidiendo con la llegada de Stevie, el pasado sale de su tumba y la muerte vuelve a visitar la misteriosa Academia que se esconde en el monte Vermont.
Nunca en la escalera (Truly Devious, #2)
Maureen Johnson
¿Dónde buscas a alguien que en realidad nunca está?
Siempre en una escalinata pero nunca en la escalera
Los sugerentes acertijos que se ocultan tras los asesinatos del internado Ellingham siguen esperando a que alguien los resuelva, y Stevie sabe que está muy muy cerca. Sin embargo, el camino hacia la verdad tiene más obstáculos de los que se imagina…, y continuar avanzando implica hacer daño a alguien que quiere.
En la segunda entrega de la trilogía EL CASO VERMONT de MAUREEN JOHNSON, todo tiene un precio, y alguien pagará la verdad con su vida.
Shades: Jack lo squartatore è tornato (Shades, #1)
Maureen Johnson
Quello in cui Rory Deveaux arriva a Londra dalla Louisiana è un giorno memorabile. Per Rory è l'inizio di una nuova vita in un collegio privato della capitale inglese. Ma molti se ne ricorderanno a causa di una serie di brutali omicidi avvenuti in tutta la città, assassinii raccapriccianti che riproducono gli efferati crimini commessi da Jack lo Squartatore oltre un secolo prima, nell'autunno 1888.
Basta poco perché la "Squartatore- mania" si diffonda, ma la polizia ha in mano solo pochi indizi e nessun testimone. Tranne uno.
Rory ha intravisto sul luogo del delitto l'uomo che la polizia considera il principale sospettato. Ma è l'unica. Neppure la sua compagna di stanza, che era con lei in quel momento, ha notato l'uomo misterioso. Perché solo Rory può vederlo? E, questione assai più impellente, che cos'ha in mente di farle, costui?
In questo thriller mozzafiato, in una commistione di suspense, umorismo e romanticismo, Rory scoprirà che esistono ombre pericolose che non scompaiono con la luce del giorno...
Life Inside My Mind: 31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles
Maureen Johnson
Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, and more recount their own experiences with mental health in this raw, real, and powerful collection of essays that explores everything from ADD to PTSD.Have you ever felt like you just couldn’t get out of bed? Not the occasional morning, but every day? Do you find yourself listening to a voice in your head that says “you’re not good enough,” “not good looking enough,” “not thin enough,” or “not smart enough”? Have you ever found yourself unable to do homework or pay attention in class unless everything is “just so” on your desk? Everyone has had days like that, but what if you have them every day? You’re not alone. Millions of people are going through similar things. However issues around mental health still tend to be treated as something shrouded in shame or discussed in whispers. It’s easier to have a broken bone—something tangible that can be “fixed”—than to have a mental illness, and easier to have a discussion about sex than it is to have one about mental health. Life Inside My Mind is an anthology of true-life events from writers of this generation, for this generation. These essays tackle everything from neurodiversity to addiction to OCD to PTSD and much more. The goals of this book range from providing a home to those who are feeling alone, awareness to those who are witnessing a friend or family member struggle, and to open the floodgates to conversation.
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