The Hand on the Wall
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4.1
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Maureen Johnson
New York Times and USA Today bestseller!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.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.Praise for the Truly Devious series: "Readers, hang tight: there's one more round to come, and if the signs are right, it'll be to die for." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"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
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Author
Maureen Johnson
Pages
369
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Published Date
2020
ISBN
0062338110 9780062338112
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"Stevie solves the "Truly Devious" Ellingham case at the end of The Vanishing Stair. All the loose ends/unanswered questions remaining are resolved in this book. Honestly, very well done. I was captivated the entire time. I'm not that into the Stevie and David dynamic because they finally get together in this one and then the "juicy details" are skipped over altogether. It's just, "Hey, that happened." So, he's been resentful this whole time and they hook up now and you don't even give us details"
"This book was one of my top 3 this year!!You will never get bored and it’s just so exciting and interesting."
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Bella
"After the previous book in this series was a letdown for me, I do believe this finale allowed the series to redeem itself a little. For the first part, all the extremely slow pacing issues were made up with as the mysteries were finally solved. The final reveal actually shocked me a little. There was still pacing issues though- after all, they were all trapped in a cabin with nothing to do. At least we got to see more of Vi’s character, since I love their side romance with Janelle. Everything else is the same opinions I have for books 1 and 2, with the great side cast, dual timelines, and a romance that I hate with every fiber of my brain. I’m going to take a break from this series before reading books 4 and 5 because I’m exhausted and want to switch up my reading. Anyway, this was a mixed series overall- you may like this if you’re a huge boarding school mystery fan, but it’s also way slower than most readers would prefer, and is overhyped in my opinion. "
"Plot holes, repetitive. I did finish all three books to see what happened so there is that."
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Hannah
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