First published 2020
Stevie Bell has cracked the Truly Devious mystery that plagued Ellingham Academy for decades. But her triumph turns hollow as three new deaths rock the Vermont boarding school. Someone died in a prank or murder. Another person died by accident. A third victim fell in Burlington under suspicious circumstances. All three deaths happened right when Stevie solved the historic case. David Eastman has vanished by choice, leaving Stevie certain these tragedies connect to the past murders and the disappearance of Alice Ellingham. As a massive storm approaches Vermont, another accident strikes the campus. Parents and administrators evacuate the school, but Stevie refuses to leave. She stays behind on the mountain to face both the storm and a killer, determined to untangle the web linking past and present deaths at the academy that seems cursed.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, young-adult
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family
Setting: Ellingham Academy, Vermont, Burlington
Period: present-day
369 pages · Hardcover · Katherine Tegen Books
Content warnings: death, murder