Reading order · 4 books · 2018 to 2023 · Set in the fictional Ellingham Academy, Vermont
Truly Devious Books in Order
Truly Devious follows Stevie Bell, a true-crime fan who enrols at an eccentric academy in Vermont to solve a famous kidnapping from 1936.
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Series facts
- Books
- 4
- Published
- 2018 to 2023
- First book
- Truly Devious
- Latest
- Nine Liars (2023)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Ellingham Academy, Vermont
The reading order
Every Truly Devious book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
4 books · Set in the fictional Ellingham Academy, Vermont
- 1Truly Devious2018With Stevie BellIn 1936, the wife and daughter of the founder of Ellingham Academy, an eccentric school in Vermont, were kidnapped.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Vanishing Stair2019With Stevie BellStevie returns to Ellingham Academy, determined to finish the investigation.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Hand on the Wall2020With Stevie BellStevie gets closer to the truth about the Ellingham kidnapping, as a storm closes in on the school.Buy on Amazon
- 4Nine Liars2023With Stevie BellStevie travels to England, where she investigates a double murder at a country house in 1995.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read Truly Devious, The Vanishing Stair and The Hand on the Wall in order. Nine Liars is a new case.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Stevie Bell | David Eastman | Nate Fisher | Janelle Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Truly Devious | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 The Vanishing Stair | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 The Hand on the Wall | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 4 Nine Liars | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Truly Devious books
4 characters from Maureen Johnson’s chart, with the number of Truly Devious books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Stevie BellTrue-crime obsessed student detective | 4 | Truly Devious 2018 |
| David EastmanSenator's son | 4 | Truly Devious 2018 |
| Nate FisherStevie's friend, a novelist | 4 | Truly Devious 2018 |
| Janelle FranklinStevie's friend, an inventor | 4 | Truly Devious 2018 |