A review by emilyb_chicago
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

5.0

The beginning of the book was slow ramp up to a really fantastic mystery. For the first 75-100 pages I though this was yet another time I just didn’t see what everyone else was raving about, even though I’m a sucker for a Holmes like detective story… And then it clicked together and I did not want to put it down. The young main character was amazingly and believably awkward with her relationships while still being brilliant in her specialty. The flashbacks were a perfect way to explain a story that ‘everyone knows’ already in the book, happily they were perfectly placed and concise so we could get back to the story that had me captivated. I think there are enough clues that a mystery reader will be satisfied, but I certainly do not have a guess as to the culprit yet! The cliffhanger ending caused me to immediately hop online and buy the next installment of the series.