First published 2020
Stevie Bell has cracked the case that stumped everyone for over seven decades. She knows who Truly Devious is. She has solved the disappearance of Alice Ellingham that made headlines generations ago. But three new deaths have shaken Ellingham Academy, and each victim died at the moment of Stevie's breakthrough. One student may have been murdered or died in a prank gone wrong. Another died by accident. A third perished in Burlington under suspicious circumstances. David Eastman has vanished by choice, and Stevie suspects he's plotting something dangerous. She believes the recent deaths connect to the historical murders somehow. When a massive storm approaches Vermont, the academy orders an evacuation. Stevie makes a reckless choice. She stays behind on the mountain to face both the weather and a killer. The final book in the trilogy weaves together past and present mysteries as Stevie confronts the truth about Ellingham Academy.
Genres: mystery, thriller, young-adult, academic
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family
Setting: Ellingham Academy, Vermont
Period: 21st-century
400 pages · Paperback · Poradnia K.
Content warnings: death, murder