The Vanishing Stair (Truly Devious #2)

TRULY DEVIOUS BOOK 2: The Vanishing Stair

["All Stevie Bell wanted was to find the key to the Ellingham mystery, but instead she found her classmate dead. And while she solved that murder, the crimes of the past are still waiting in the dark. Just as Stevie feels she’s on the cusp of putting it together, her parents pull her out of Ellingham academy.

For her own safety they say. She must move past this obsession with crime. Now that Stevie’s away from the school of topiaries and secret tunnels, and her strange and endearing friends, she begins to feel disconnected from the rest of the world. At least she won’t have to see David anymore. David, who she kissed. David, who lied to her about his identity—son of despised politician Edward King. Then King himself arrives at her house to offer a deal: He will bring Stevie back to Ellingham immediately. In return, she must play nice with David. King is in the midst of a campaign and can’t afford his son stirring up trouble. If Stevie’s at school, David will stay put.

The tantalizing riddles behind the Ellingham murders are still waiting to be unraveled, and Stevie knows she’s so close. But the path to the truth has more twists and turns than she can imagine—and moving forward involves hurting someone she cares for. "]

This book really got me into the series. It was the perfect balance of new information (for Stevie's story and for the Ellingham mystery) and old information finally making sense (to Stevie and to the readers). The stakes get higher, the disappearances (and bodies) grow, and the riddles finally begin to make sense.

And JUST as things start to make sense....they don't again. Like wow. ALL of the plot twists and clues clicking and wow. 

This book was so much better than the first. READ IT.

Trigger Warnings: murder, kidnapping, smoking, drinking, psychological torture, mysterious accidents disguised as murders

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