About the Book: Truly Devious
Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest
thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early
twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles,
twisting pathways, and gardens. "A place," he said, "where learning is a
game."Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. The
only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with the
frightening pseudonym "Truly, Devious." It became one of the great unsolved
crimes of American history. True-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is set to begin
her first year at