Vanishing Stair

New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestsellerIn 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. It's the very reason she came to the academy. 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.

For her safety, they say. But then her classmate was murdered, and her parents quickly pull her out of school. 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