The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 7 books · 2011 to 2023 · Mostly set in the fictional Ellingham Academy, Vermont

Maureen Johnson

Young adultChildren’sYA mystery and thrillerSpooky stories

Maureen Johnson writes funny, clever young adult mysteries. In Truly Devious, true-crime fan Stevie Bell enrols at a Vermont academy to solve a 1936 kidnapping; the Shades of London books follow an American student who can see ghosts.

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Truly Devious

4 books · Set in the fictional Ellingham Academy, VermontYA mystery and thriller
  1. 1Truly Devious2018With Stevie BellBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Vanishing Stair2019With Stevie BellBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Hand on the Wall2020With Stevie BellBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Nine Liars2023With Stevie BellBuy on Amazon

Shades of London

3 books · Set in LondonYA mystery and thrillerSpooky stories
  1. 1The Name of the Star2011With Rory DevereauxBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Madness Underneath2013With Rory DevereauxBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Shadow Cabinet2015With Rory DevereauxBuy on Amazon

Characters

8 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Ellingham Academy

The Shades