Truly Devious by Maureen
Johnson: A book review by Deepika Tulsyan
Truly Devious: it is the first part of the series there are three more parts after truly devious and it is one of the best murder-mystery novel I have come across. though it was my first time reading a Maureen Johnson novel and I must tell you, this book is really a good novel for those who are into crime, mystery genre. The best thing about this book is the proper proportion of information regarding both the past and the present and especially the riddle.
Ellingham academy is a school for only
prodigies which is situated in Vermont and the school was built by albert
Ellingham but soon after albert Ellingham’s wife and daughter got kidnapped and
at the same time one of the student of Ellingham went missing. And the
kidnapper sent a mocking riddle under the name of truly devious. Years after
the kidnapping Stevie came to Ellingham she had a great interest in crime and
she always wanted to solve the Ellingham kidnapping case. The rest of the book
is about how Stevie tried to uncover the truth behind the Ellingham case but
soon a miss happening happened which made the whole scenario a lot more
complicated.
The theme and setting created by Johnson is commendable. The character development of the protagonist is steady. The blurb of the book is amazing. The pace of the book is perfect. The balance between description and dialogue is up to the mark some of the dialogues are really worth reading twice.
The versatile Johnson is no stranger to suspense and this twisty thriller will leave plenty of reader anxious for more. Johnson choice of word is astral. just two word: Must read.
Look! A
riddle! Time for fun!
Should we
use a rope or gun?
Knives are
sharp and gleam so pretty
Poison’s
slow, which is a pity
Fire is
festive, drowning’s slow
Hanging’s a
ropy, nasty fall
A car
colliding with a wall
Bombs make
a very jolly noise
Such ways
to punish naughty boys!
What shall
we use? We can’t decide
Just like
you cannot run or hide
Ha ha.
Truly,
Devious
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