Nine Liars
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- Create Date：2022-12-29 07:19:32
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Maureen Johnson
- ISBN：B09WRJ3G9D
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Reviews
Devon Herbst
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3。5 stars… a quick read （at 445 pages） but nothing that was outstanding。
Meghan
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I enjoyed this， but I am so ready for Nate and Stevie to be together。 So tired of David。 Stevie deserves better。
lisa
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I need MOREEEEE
Caitlin
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I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT’S HOW SHE ENDED THIS
Shelly Carman
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A solid installment of the Truky Devious series。 It 2oukd be nice if Stevie matured a bit through the series instead of staying the same。
Laura Partridge
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5-4 stars。 The actual mystery Stevie and the gang are trying to solve was interesting。 Very Agatha Christie-esque。 The whole buildup to how Stevie starts investigating both the 1995 murder and the missing Angela was a bit slow。 Also， trying to learn each of the nine characters and their backgrounds was a bit hard to keep track of in the beginning。I think most of us can agree that Nate is the best character in this series and he did not disappoint with his few scenes。 His observational one line 3。5-4 stars。 The actual mystery Stevie and the gang are trying to solve was interesting。 Very Agatha Christie-esque。 The whole buildup to how Stevie starts investigating both the 1995 murder and the missing Angela was a bit slow。 Also， trying to learn each of the nine characters and their backgrounds was a bit hard to keep track of in the beginning。I think most of us can agree that Nate is the best character in this series and he did not disappoint with his few scenes。 His observational one liners continue to be top notch。 The problem is there wasn’t MORE of Nate in this book。 Also， I wanted more of the organized Janelle making weird robots and clothing。 I get this would be hard to do while playing tourist in London but still feel the need to put it out there。 I realize that I may be in the minority when I say I am a David fan but damnit Maureen！ She done and made David revert back to fuckup David and left us on a cliffhanger！ Would’ve been a 4。5-5 stars if it hadn’t been for the slow start， lack of Nate-isms and Janelle-isms and leaving us on a cliffhanger with fuckup David。 。。。more
Kelli
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I felt like this was incomplete and needed more thrill to the mystery。 With the books in the past， there was always some imminent danger but this was definitely more of a cozy mystery feel。
Emma Reid
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Hello Maureen Johnson， I love you。 It feels Agatha Christie-esque with the parallel crimes in the English countryside， but has Maureen Johnson's classic Easter eggs。 While detached from the Truly Devious trilogy， I love these one-offs with Stevie Bell。 There were so many little details that lead you to the final culprit， though I definitely missed all of them。 We're talking Knives Out levels of blink and miss it and I savored every minute of it。 I'm also convinced that each of these books should Hello Maureen Johnson， I love you。 It feels Agatha Christie-esque with the parallel crimes in the English countryside， but has Maureen Johnson's classic Easter eggs。 While detached from the Truly Devious trilogy， I love these one-offs with Stevie Bell。 There were so many little details that lead you to the final culprit， though I definitely missed all of them。 We're talking Knives Out levels of blink and miss it and I savored every minute of it。 I'm also convinced that each of these books should come with a murder board so you can track all of the clues you find。 If you haven't read any of these yet， I deeeefinitely recommend trying this one on for size！ （Except for the whole being spoiled on the first 3 books， it's fine） 。。。more
Serena
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Maureen Johnson is back with another Truly Devious novel to finish out 2022 strong。This review contains spoilers， so please don't read further if you haven't read the book。For the fifth installment， we join Stevie and her friends （Nate， Janelle， and Vi） in London on a week-long "educational" trip， which is mostly so Stevie can visit her boyfriend， David。 While there， Stevie meets David's schoolmate， Izzy， and learns about an unsolved double murder in the nineties that Izzy's aunt， Angela， was co Maureen Johnson is back with another Truly Devious novel to finish out 2022 strong。This review contains spoilers， so please don't read further if you haven't read the book。For the fifth installment， we join Stevie and her friends （Nate， Janelle， and Vi） in London on a week-long "educational" trip， which is mostly so Stevie can visit her boyfriend， David。 While there， Stevie meets David's schoolmate， Izzy， and learns about an unsolved double murder in the nineties that Izzy's aunt， Angela， was connected to。 Izzy convinces the gang to go along with her to Angela's house to ask about the murders。 After a tense conversation， the gang leaves and later learns that Angela has disappeared。 Stevie， being Stevie， becomes obsessed with finding Angela and solving both cases。This entry into the Stevie Bell world is a little different than the previous ones， primarily because it focuses more on the interpersonal relationships between the characters than the mystery itself。 There are some readers who will find this off-putting but I thought it was a necessary turn in the saga of Stevie and her friends。 They are teenagers about to graduate and go off to college。 It makes sense for them to struggle with personal relationships， worries about college acceptance， and fear of leaving their friends behind。The mystery itself is a solid whodunnit with lots of clues sprinkled throughout the book。 Johnson is a master at giving her readers just enough to keep them interested without letting them solve the mystery too quickly。 The interpersonal plots were poignant and touching。 Johnson continues to be excellent at describing the fear that comes with having a panic disorder as well as the awkwardness of being a teen still figuring out how you fit into the world。Overall， I definitely recommend this book， especially if you're a fan of the series for the characters over the mystery。 I can't wait to see what Stevie does next。 。。。more
Rike Heiling
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Hm， that was a bit of a let down。 I really like the series， it is fun and a quirky YA-mystery。 And I still enjoyed the mystery part of this one。 But the main characters were so off。 The side characters （Nate， Vi， Janelle and David） did not need to be in this story。 And when they were there， they were annoying。 And Stevie herself was so most annoying。 She is brilliant and anxiety ridden， but this time here self doubts were just to much and to unbelievable。 They did not come across as cute， but as Hm， that was a bit of a let down。 I really like the series， it is fun and a quirky YA-mystery。 And I still enjoyed the mystery part of this one。 But the main characters were so off。 The side characters （Nate， Vi， Janelle and David） did not need to be in this story。 And when they were there， they were annoying。 And Stevie herself was so most annoying。 She is brilliant and anxiety ridden， but this time here self doubts were just to much and to unbelievable。 They did not come across as cute， but as weird。 So， hm， I don't know if it would not have been a good time to finish the series on a high one or two books ago。 This one just does not have the same steam。 And why does the setting have to be in England。。。 。。。more
Sarah
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i enjoy the complexity of the mystery，but lets get real…Stevie is not a good friend。 i will continue with this series！
Jen
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I was incredibly excited to see another continuation of the Truly Devious/Stevie Bell series， I loved the first three and the fourth was a good follow-up， but this one was missing something。 The mystery， maybe？ It was slow。 And the mystery part wasn't as interesting or mysterious （？） as the Truly Devious storyline。Stevie and her crew felt like connecting with old friends。 Stevie was a mess， which I actually kind of liked， because she's 17， and even though she'd solved actual murders in the past I was incredibly excited to see another continuation of the Truly Devious/Stevie Bell series， I loved the first three and the fourth was a good follow-up， but this one was missing something。 The mystery， maybe？ It was slow。 And the mystery part wasn't as interesting or mysterious （？） as the Truly Devious storyline。Stevie and her crew felt like connecting with old friends。 Stevie was a mess， which I actually kind of liked， because she's 17， and even though she'd solved actual murders in the past and had the notoriety and success of those under her belt， she was still dealing with 17-year-old stuff like where to go to college， or what she wants to be when she grows up， or whether her boyfriend wants more from their relationship。 I wouldn't say the mystery was predictable， because it wasn't， but it seemed to take a while to get there and I didn't feel that invested in the victims or the suspects。 It wasn't a bad book， it just wasn't up to par with the first three。 Independent of those I would probably have rated it higher， but I had expectations from not being able to put down the first three and this one I had to convince myself to finish。3。5/5 stars。（I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。） 。。。more
Fiona Francis Dsouza
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This was a fast paced mystery and since I love cold cases。。 This one topped for me in YA mystery genre。 Out of the other YA mystery books that I've read， this one is with the best plot it did get slightly--just slightly boring in the middle of the book and the begining but then it caught it's constant pace and was perfect。 There were some minute details like ， how David refers to stevie as "princess"， no teenager would every do that。。。 （I wouldn't，since I am one or was one when this was publishe This was a fast paced mystery and since I love cold cases。。 This one topped for me in YA mystery genre。 Out of the other YA mystery books that I've read， this one is with the best plot it did get slightly--just slightly boring in the middle of the book and the begining but then it caught it's constant pace and was perfect。 There were some minute details like ， how David refers to stevie as "princess"， no teenager would every do that。。。 （I wouldn't，since I am one or was one when this was published） And somehow their friendship just seemed off in this book。， like the author tried to build up 'the nine' and just gave up on our main characters。 It gave DT's The Secret history vibes and I was all in for it。 At the end of the book we are quite startled by the killer and I just lovvedd how MJ connected the 2 murders。 When the book end we see that the dynamic （or what will become of their relationship）between Stevie and David is sort of left on the cliffhanger。 No that i even shipped them， tbh。 But alll in all i really like how unpredictability good and engaging the plot was。。 Finished it in a day while studying for my exams for the next day。 This is my wrap up for the year 2022！ Happy New year 2023！ Fiona， xoxo 。。。more
Lauren
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3。5 rounded up。 I’m a bit disappointed in this book。 After loving the first 4 this one fell short for me。
River
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i am a huge fan of this series- i recommend it to everyone i know。 it has everything i want: excellent mystery， great setting， and the BEST supporting characters （excluding david because i hate him）。 this book almost lived up to the expectations of the other four but it missed the mark on a few points。 i felt like it focused too much on stevie’s internal struggle too much and so we lost on the mystery and her relationship with her friends。 i spent several of my formative years in London， and it i am a huge fan of this series- i recommend it to everyone i know。 it has everything i want: excellent mystery， great setting， and the BEST supporting characters （excluding david because i hate him）。 this book almost lived up to the expectations of the other four but it missed the mark on a few points。 i felt like it focused too much on stevie’s internal struggle too much and so we lost on the mystery and her relationship with her friends。 i spent several of my formative years in London， and it made me really happy to see the gang™️ spending time in the places i remember so fondly。 overall， a great addition but compared to the other 4 books which i rated 5 stars in a heartbeat this one was a bit of a miss。 nevertheless i will be waiting anxiously for book #6！ 。。。more
Sarah
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I’m pretty sure this series owns me。 The next book can’t come any faster。
abi
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maureen johnson will pay for ending the book there
tish
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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance review copy！I absolutely love the truly devious series and even though I don't usually like when authors try to make series longer than they should be I was really excited to read this book。And the wait was worth it！！ I love how Maureen writes with dual timelines and how well they help set the mystery。 The puzzles were definitely one of my favorite parts of this book。 Also I was just really happy to see more of Stevie， David and all of their f Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance review copy！I absolutely love the truly devious series and even though I don't usually like when authors try to make series longer than they should be I was really excited to read this book。And the wait was worth it！！ I love how Maureen writes with dual timelines and how well they help set the mystery。 The puzzles were definitely one of my favorite parts of this book。 Also I was just really happy to see more of Stevie， David and all of their friends。 And the way London was described made me feel like I was there too。 。。。more
Kathleen Connor
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2 stars
Jessica Higgins
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When it clicks， it clicks; that’s how it works for Stevie Bell and that’s what works in these novels！ This is a great addition to a fun-filled series。 Loved every page！Stevie Bell is taking her detective skills abroad to try and solve a murder mystery from the 90’s。 Her boyfriend， David， has been studying in London and invites Stevie for a visit。 When she arrives， she learns of a cold case from his friend Izzy whose aunt was there when two of her friends were murdered。 In 1995， nine friends who When it clicks， it clicks; that’s how it works for Stevie Bell and that’s what works in these novels！ This is a great addition to a fun-filled series。 Loved every page！Stevie Bell is taking her detective skills abroad to try and solve a murder mystery from the 90’s。 Her boyfriend， David， has been studying in London and invites Stevie for a visit。 When she arrives， she learns of a cold case from his friend Izzy whose aunt was there when two of her friends were murdered。 In 1995， nine friends who met at Cambridge University go to a country house and play hide-and-seek leaving two of them murdered with an ax。 No one was ever charged， and the friends went on with their lives until Stevie arrives and starts investigating。 Things start to get intense as Stevie uncovers clues and the gang must keep in touch with Ellingham Academy to stay with the schedule that has been approved for them。 As she gets closer to uncovering what really happened， things start to fall apart for Stevie and she doesn’t know what to do next。Stevie Bell and the Truly Devious series gets better with each book。 I have found myself loving the mysteries and fun dynamics of these stories。 I have only one negative about these books， there is an aspect of LGBTQ throughout them all。 As an adult reading these I can deal with but with this being marketed as young adult I don’t like that aspect advertised to younger readers。 The story is fantastic， the characters are true to how I would see them acting in the progression of each book and the mysteries unfold beautifully。 Not only is Stevie dealing with the case to solve but also trying to deal with the aspect of her boyfriend being in London and how things have changed in their time apart。 So many great aspects of this story that kept the pages turning quickly and hard to put down。 Stevie Bell is the new age Nancy Drew and the cases she keeps coming across call to her and with the help of her friends she can help solve cases that no one else has been able to solve。 My favorite thing about this series is the way they are so different from many of the other books I have read。 So many books these days are a formula and the same old thing， these books are very different and entertaining。 The story is mostly told from the point of view of Stevie but also at times shows what happened in the past， this back and forth helps with the story and for the reader to understand。 I recommend this book to adult readers who love a good mystery with great characters and fun stories。 I received a complimentary copy of this title from the publisher。 The views and opinions expressed within are my own。 。。。more
Carlee Adams
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is probably one of the best books series， a person will ever read。 Each book is just as good as the last。 Stevie travels overseas to see her boyfriend David， along with her friends， once overseas they meet Izzy。 Izzy’s aunt was apart of a friend group of 9 people， unfortunately one weekend after graduation two of the friends are murder and the case remains unsolved to this day。 Stevie agrees to help look into the case after Izzy’s aunt disappears。 After much investigation Stevie figures out This is probably one of the best books series， a person will ever read。 Each book is just as good as the last。 Stevie travels overseas to see her boyfriend David， along with her friends， once overseas they meet Izzy。 Izzy’s aunt was apart of a friend group of 9 people， unfortunately one weekend after graduation two of the friends are murder and the case remains unsolved to this day。 Stevie agrees to help look into the case after Izzy’s aunt disappears。 After much investigation Stevie figures out what really happened back in 1995 and what happened to Izzy’s aunt。 On a different note- I am now officially a David hater， how are you going to break up with my girl Stevie after y’all get down and dirty？ And then have the audacity to say you messed up big time by dumping her， only to then be found making out with another girl not even 5 minutes after saying that。 Eat rocks David。 。。。more
Beth Hall
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I always preorder Maureen Johnson’s books， and this meant that I got my copy of the book a little early - thanks， Waterstones！ I enjoyed this pretty much as much as I enjoyed the others in this series。 It was a lot of fun and I was well and truly fooled by the red herring path， though I did figure out a clue or two here and there。 I don’t mind the slow start and the romance that other reviewers have complained about， mainly because I just really adore these characters。 MJ takes time to fully fle I always preorder Maureen Johnson’s books， and this meant that I got my copy of the book a little early - thanks， Waterstones！ I enjoyed this pretty much as much as I enjoyed the others in this series。 It was a lot of fun and I was well and truly fooled by the red herring path， though I did figure out a clue or two here and there。 I don’t mind the slow start and the romance that other reviewers have complained about， mainly because I just really adore these characters。 MJ takes time to fully flesh out the main Scooby gang， and I’m so fond of them at this point。 My only real complaints are a few Americanisms slipping into the English characters’ sections， but these things happen。 I love MJ’s writing and I hope that we get at least one more Stevie Bell book。 。。。more
Tiana
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I received an ARC copy from @harpercollinsch and @katherinetegenbooks。 Thank you！！ All thoughts below are my own！ I enjoyed this one！ I have noticed that reading this series verses listening is a dramatic difference for me。 I liked the books more when i read them。 This mystery was a fun one to try to solve and kept me guessing until the end。This story follows Stevie and the gang their senior year。 Stevie is struggling to figure out what her future has in store for her。 She and her friends convin I received an ARC copy from @harpercollinsch and @katherinetegenbooks。 Thank you！！ All thoughts below are my own！ I enjoyed this one！ I have noticed that reading this series verses listening is a dramatic difference for me。 I liked the books more when i read them。 This mystery was a fun one to try to solve and kept me guessing until the end。This story follows Stevie and the gang their senior year。 Stevie is struggling to figure out what her future has in store for her。 She and her friends convince the new head of Ellington to allow them to go visit England on a "study abroad。" Stevie's boyfriend David is currently studying there。 Stevie is presented with a new mystery to solve。 There are nine suspects and two murders。 The murderer is still on the loose。 Can Stevie solve the mystery before she has to head home？ Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟Read if you enjoy:❔🕵️Mystery🇬🇧England🍂🪵History🧡Tiny bit of romanceContent: heavy make out， murder， language 。。。more
Jen M
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That ending 🤯 how am i suppose to wait an eternity for the next book ？！
Meredith Martinez
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（3。5/5） I read this book in a single day （in multiple sittings， though， because one must eat）。 I find Maureen Johnson’s writing so devourable， and I love her main set of characters being thrust into a new location with new mysteries to solve。 To me， this book felt a bit slower than the first trilogy but it wasn’t too much less enjoyable。 I didn’t guess the culprit before it was revealed。 But the ending？？？？？？？？ I don’t wanna talk about it 😤Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy （3。5/5） I read this book in a single day （in multiple sittings， though， because one must eat）。 I find Maureen Johnson’s writing so devourable， and I love her main set of characters being thrust into a new location with new mysteries to solve。 To me， this book felt a bit slower than the first trilogy but it wasn’t too much less enjoyable。 I didn’t guess the culprit before it was revealed。 But the ending？？？？？？？？ I don’t wanna talk about it 😤Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 This book is out TODAY！ 。。。more
nancy
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Loved everything except the last 25% of it what was that … the settings of the mystery were so good but
Emma
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um what the mystery？ amazing the characters？ captivating as always the setting？ gorgeous the ending？ wtf ended on a cliffhanger？？？？？？excuse me。 all in all， really good up until the last chapter 🙃
valeria （taylor's version）
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Sara B。
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As always， a great murder mystery。 I enjoyed continuing to get to know the other characters more as they are in their senior year。 I am a bit mad about that cliffhanger ending though！ Thanks to Netgalley for the digital ARC。
Anna Sharon
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