Título: The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious, 2)
Autor: Maureen Johnson
Sinopse: New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller!
In New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson’s second novel in the Truly Devious series, there are more twists and turns than Stevie Bell can imagine. No answer is given freely, and someone will pay for the truth with their life.
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 then her classmate was murdered, and her parents quickly pull her out of school. For her safety, they say. She must move past this obsession with crime.
Stevie’s willing to do anything to get back to Ellingham, be back with her friends, and solve the Truly Devious case. Even if it means making a deal with the despicable Senator Edward King. And when Stevie finally returns, she also returns to David: the guy she kissed, and the guy who lied about his identity—Edward King’s son.
But larger issues are at play. Where did the murderer hide? What’s the meaning of the riddle Albert Ellingham left behind? And what, exactly, is at stake in the Truly Devious affair? The Ellingham case isn’t just a piece of history—it’s a live wire into the present.
* Junior Library Guild Selection * Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of 2019 * Hypable's Best Books of 2019 *
Praise for Book One:
“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
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious, 2)”, de Maureen Johnson, publicado pela editora Katherine Tegen Books, em 2019 e com 400 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Katherine Tegen Books
Páginas: 400
Ano: 2019-12-10
Edição: Reprint
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0062338099
ISBN13: 9780062338099
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Katherine Tegen Books oferecem narrativas que transitam entre o suspense juvenil e a fantasia épica, com frequentes protagonistas adolescentes enfrentando desafios pessoais e sociais. A experiência de leitura costuma envolver mistérios que se desenrolam em pequenas cidades ou mundos mágicos, com ritmo tenso e ambientações detalhadas, como em investigações escolares ou reinos fantásticos inspirados em mitologias. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por histórias que combinam ação e desenvolvimento emocional, ora com tons sombrios e psicológicos, ora com aventuras repletas de magia e conflitos políticos.
