Nine Liars
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- Author：Maureen Johnson
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Summary
Senior year at Ellingham Academy for Stevie Bell isn’t going well。 Her boyfriend， David， is studying in London。 Her friends are obsessed with college applications。 With the cold case of the century solved， Stevie is adrift。 There is nothing to distract her from the questions pinging around her brain—questions about college， love， and life in general。
Relief comes when David invites Stevie and her friends to join him for study abroad， and his new friend Izzy introduces her to a double-murder cold case。 In 1995， nine friends from Cambridge University went to a country house and played a drunken game of hide-and-seek。 Two were found in the woodshed the next day， murdered with an ax。
The case was assumed to be a burglary gone wrong， but one of the remaining seven saw something she can’t explain。 This was no break-in。 Someone’s lying about what happened in the woodshed。
Seven suspects。 Two murders。 One killer still playing a deadly game。
Relief comes when David invites Stevie and her friends to join him for study abroad， and his new friend Izzy introduces her to a double-murder cold case。 In 1995， nine friends from Cambridge University went to a country house and played a drunken game of hide-and-seek。 Two were found in the woodshed the next day， murdered with an ax。
The case was assumed to be a burglary gone wrong， but one of the remaining seven saw something she can’t explain。 This was no break-in。 Someone’s lying about what happened in the woodshed。
Seven suspects。 Two murders。 One killer still playing a deadly game。
Reviews
Emma
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I really liked it！ I felt like it took a little while to get going， and the ending was kind of annoying。 Like it was a cliffhanger but I feel like what's going to happen next is pretty obvious anyway。 But I guess we'll see。 I really liked it！ I felt like it took a little while to get going， and the ending was kind of annoying。 Like it was a cliffhanger but I feel like what's going to happen next is pretty obvious anyway。 But I guess we'll see。 。。。more
Kelly | theliterarydruid
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Thank you to NetGalley for sending me this arc！ I was so excited to read the latest installment in Stevie’s ongoing detective adventures。 First off， I absolutely loved the setting of this book。 The mystery aspect of the story was set at an English manor in the country， and Stevie’s sleuthing takes place there and in London。 I could perfectly envision every place they went to and the manor seems like something out of a period film or tv series。 I loved it。 Secondly， are we done with David yet？ I Thank you to NetGalley for sending me this arc！ I was so excited to read the latest installment in Stevie’s ongoing detective adventures。 First off， I absolutely loved the setting of this book。 The mystery aspect of the story was set at an English manor in the country， and Stevie’s sleuthing takes place there and in London。 I could perfectly envision every place they went to and the manor seems like something out of a period film or tv series。 I loved it。 Secondly， are we done with David yet？ I find his character absolutely useless。 I understand that he gets Stevie and the way her mind works out a mystery/is consumed by murders and true crime- but honestly， this series doesn’t need him。 It doesn’t need romance at all- the main draw of the books is always Stevie and the mystery she’s unraveling。 David’s story really needs to pick up in the next book or I’m writing him off completely。 The murder mystery in Nine Liars was so good！ I had a few guesses throughout the story （one of which did prove to be right） but I seriously wasn’t convinced of anyone’s guilt the entire time。 The author keeps you guessing about what really happened until the very end！ I love the way Maureen writes mystery。 Overall， another solid addition to this series and I look forward to reading the next！ Recommend to anyone who loves Agatha Christie/Sherlock detective stories。 。。。more
Joy
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Mystery was solid; too much page-time taken up by the teen romantic sideplot。
Hillarie （Hillareads）
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Stevie and friends are now seniors at Ellingham Academy， but Stevie is not having a good time。 David started University in London， Janelle and Vi are constantly talking about college applications， and Stevie feels lost。 Before long， David invites Stevie， Janelle， Vi， and Nate to visit in London for a week。 Once they get there， David introduces Stevie to his new friend， Izzy。 Izzy's aunt was one of nine friends who visited a countryside home in 1995 and played hide-and-seek while drunk during a s Stevie and friends are now seniors at Ellingham Academy， but Stevie is not having a good time。 David started University in London， Janelle and Vi are constantly talking about college applications， and Stevie feels lost。 Before long， David invites Stevie， Janelle， Vi， and Nate to visit in London for a week。 Once they get there， David introduces Stevie to his new friend， Izzy。 Izzy's aunt was one of nine friends who visited a countryside home in 1995 and played hide-and-seek while drunk during a storm。 The next day， two of the friends have been found， murdered by an ax。 Was it a burglary， or something else？The Truly Devious series is one of my favorite current YA series。 I'm glad that Maureen Johnson is writing one-off titles after Stevie solved the Ellingham murders。 However。。。 I have to say that Nine Liars is my least favorite of the five so far。 Some of the information about the night of the murders felt repetitive and the story itself went a lot slower than previous installments。 I still enjoyed it， but it wasn't as gripping as the others。 I also felt like the final reveal was a little underwhelming。 The ending was a little abrupt， but I honestly loved that。If you're already a fan of the Truly Devious series， it's absolutely worth prioritizing， especially since similar mysteries are becoming popular again。Thank you to NetGalley and Katherine Tegen Books for providing an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Rachel
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Thank you to NetGalley， author Maureen Johnson， and HarperCollins Children's Books for providing me with a free ARC in exchange for my honest review！This was my first book of 2023， and we are already starting off on a strong note with the latest installment of a series I loved from last year！ I thought I enjoyed The Box in the Woods， but this book proved that continuing the "Truly Devious" series beyond the Truly Devious mystery was a great idea。 This mystery was chilling but right up my alley， Thank you to NetGalley， author Maureen Johnson， and HarperCollins Children's Books for providing me with a free ARC in exchange for my honest review！This was my first book of 2023， and we are already starting off on a strong note with the latest installment of a series I loved from last year！ I thought I enjoyed The Box in the Woods， but this book proved that continuing the "Truly Devious" series beyond the Truly Devious mystery was a great idea。 This mystery was chilling but right up my alley， and dare I say fun， as it was set in England。 I thought this mystery came together even better than the last， and as I said in my review of the previous book， it was such a quick read， since it all wrapped up nicely in the book。 My biggest complaint with this installment is I found Stevie almost unbearable。 I felt annoyed by her when I read the very first book， but she has definitely grown on me with the help of her friends。 However， her actions in this were too self-centered for my liking， and I felt all the romance plot did was distract。 I do commend the accurate portrayal of nerves over sex and anxiety about who you are in general， as I thought those themes were spot on and well-handled。 The scene between Nate and Stevie definitely helped to remind me why I do like Stevie， and I am interested in reading future installments， especially after that cliffhanger ending！ 。。。more
Katie Ali
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I ❤️ Stevie Bell。 That is all。
dee
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3。5 ⭐️Necesito un spin-off de Janelle y Vi， otro de Nate y que desaparezcan a David。
Samantha
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Starting off the year with a 10/10， would recommend。 My girl Stevie deserves better （as do so， so many people in this book）。
Anna Goodwinxo
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WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT ENDING I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS！？？！？？ IA M HOPING WE GET ANOTHER BOOK BECAUSE HUHHHHHHH？？？ overall this was great， amazing even I love this series so much the characters， the plot， everything。 If we don’t get another book I am going to pull a David。 also sorry about the typing in the first part I am distraught right now
Samantha
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Hooray， Stevie and the gang are going to London and Cambridge for their next adventure！All the points for setting in this one （yay， Cambridge AND a manor house！）。 Johnson did a lovely job getting the troops across the pond to solve a closed circle mystery in the UK。 There were a lot of elements of this that I loved （the setting， obviously， and the well-executed dual timeline story）。 The humor was on point as it always is in Johnson’s work， and the characters are mostly lovable。While I love Stevi Hooray， Stevie and the gang are going to London and Cambridge for their next adventure！All the points for setting in this one （yay， Cambridge AND a manor house！）。 Johnson did a lovely job getting the troops across the pond to solve a closed circle mystery in the UK。 There were a lot of elements of this that I loved （the setting， obviously， and the well-executed dual timeline story）。 The humor was on point as it always is in Johnson’s work， and the characters are mostly lovable。While I love Stevie’s smarts and humor， she’s still much too fragile for my taste to be a great heroine， and I find that it grates on me more and more as the series progresses。 The endless drama between she and David is also pretty irritating， and feels tremendously juvenile for the age of the characters。 I found myself longing for the other timeline just to get away from them。As far as premise goes， this is one of my favorites among the mysteries in this series， though the execution was a bit rough at times and there are some definite holes in the plot that don’t add up in the end。 *I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。* 。。。more
Erin Kill
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truly devious meets if we were villains。 my children are so silly and i love them anyway。 -1 because i do NOT like cliffhangers。 i got enough of that with rick riordan。
Gabby
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This is my favorite YA series。 Stevie is my girl， and her friends complete the puzzle。 I wish it was longer to know what happens to Stevie and David。 I wasn’t sure who the killer was！ I do believe this book was less intense that the other stories。 It was more drama between the friends then actively searching for the killer。
Elsa Nilenfors
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I cannot stand the main character in this book。 She is really selfish and whiny。 And why， why does Stevie and David break up in every single book？ There is always some drama between them， and it is very annoying
Sara
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 GOD DAMMIT DAVID！
Ellen Vandever
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As always， an incredible mystery！ Not my favorite of the series， but I still loved it and would recommend it to anyone who loves a smart and well-written mystery。
Aly
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I love this series and would read another ten books of Stevie solving crimes。 I love how she thinks and puts things together and her group of friends are funny and supportive。 I did want a bit more scenes from the 90's， but it was an interesting mystery and I was surprised at the reveal。 Stevie and David seem to always have issues in their relationship and I just want to see them happily together。 The drama does make the present interesting though and the ending about killed me。 Please let there I love this series and would read another ten books of Stevie solving crimes。 I love how she thinks and puts things together and her group of friends are funny and supportive。 I did want a bit more scenes from the 90's， but it was an interesting mystery and I was surprised at the reveal。 Stevie and David seem to always have issues in their relationship and I just want to see them happily together。 The drama does make the present interesting though and the ending about killed me。 Please let there be another book on the way！ 。。。more
KATIE WHITEMAN
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I enjoyed this book， a little slow to start but I liked a mystery detached from the original mystery。 While I didn't feel entirely lukewarm about this book I wasn't on the edge of my seat either。 However， it was an enjoyable read。 I enjoyed this book， a little slow to start but I liked a mystery detached from the original mystery。 While I didn't feel entirely lukewarm about this book I wasn't on the edge of my seat either。 However， it was an enjoyable read。 。。。more
Eva
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The ending？！
Erin
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3 to 3。5 stars。The law of diminishing returns is in effect here and while I still enjoyed Nine Liars， it definitely isn't as good as the previous Truly Devious books。 I had a hard time relating to Stevie in this one and her relationship with David is a dumpster fire basically。 As other reviewers mentioned， I'm not sure what Johnson wants us to feel about those two （or even just David himself）。 Additionally， I found myself wishing for more Nate （love that guy！） and less。。。。 weird relationship/fri 3 to 3。5 stars。The law of diminishing returns is in effect here and while I still enjoyed Nine Liars， it definitely isn't as good as the previous Truly Devious books。 I had a hard time relating to Stevie in this one and her relationship with David is a dumpster fire basically。 As other reviewers mentioned， I'm not sure what Johnson wants us to feel about those two （or even just David himself）。 Additionally， I found myself wishing for more Nate （love that guy！） and less。。。。 weird relationship/friendship drama。All in all， I'll likely read the next one （the Stevie/David relationship is left in a cliffhanger sort of spot so you know there is a book six coming eventually） but it won't be an instant buy for me。 。。。more
Sarah Trites
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The story of the teens in London is pretty meh until the end but I thoroughly enjoyed the murder mystery told from the perspective of “The Nine。”
Katharine
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I greatly enjoyed jumping back into Stevie’s life and into another murder！ The author does a great job giving tidbits of information that adds intrigue but doesn’t give it away。 I enjoyed them exploring England as well。 It did feel a little rushed with the one week time frame。 Overall I think what ruined this book was that the murder mystery was overshadowed by David and Stevie。 Their awkward relationship and ending ruined the whole “I solved a mystery” vibe。 And instead left off on the weirdest I greatly enjoyed jumping back into Stevie’s life and into another murder！ The author does a great job giving tidbits of information that adds intrigue but doesn’t give it away。 I enjoyed them exploring England as well。 It did feel a little rushed with the one week time frame。 Overall I think what ruined this book was that the murder mystery was overshadowed by David and Stevie。 Their awkward relationship and ending ruined the whole “I solved a mystery” vibe。 And instead left off on the weirdest cliff hanger？ In the end I wasn’t even thinking about the mystery instead I was wondering why I care about David and Stevie。 。。。more
Megan
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3。5 stars。 I'm sorry but I still hate David。 Make your mind up or let her find someone better after she'sjust travelled avross the workd for you。 I loved it being set near where I live， definitely added to the creepy factor！ The plot was okay but we didn't get any motives for the suspects until stevie figured it out， so the only tension I felt was for the current characters safety and not actually who did it。 The blurb suggested that another axe murder had happened， but it hadn't。 It was good bu 3。5 stars。 I'm sorry but I still hate David。 Make your mind up or let her find someone better after she'sjust travelled avross the workd for you。 I loved it being set near where I live， definitely added to the creepy factor！ The plot was okay but we didn't get any motives for the suspects until stevie figured it out， so the only tension I felt was for the current characters safety and not actually who did it。 The blurb suggested that another axe murder had happened， but it hadn't。 It was good but I'm not itching to reread it like I was with the box in the woods。 。。。more
Jackson Porter
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3。5/5The mystery is intriguing and well done。 Another great cold case。 Love seeing it all come together。 Still hate all the main characters。 It’s also 100 pages too long。 So much of it could go。 I’m here for the mysteries and nothing else。
Hannah B。
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Christ it can’t just end like that？？？？ Fml and I can’t even write a review bc HarperCollins workers are still on strike。 Come back when a fair bargain has been reached 💀
Honi :）
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i really enjoyed this but wtf was that ending :（
Madden
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Quite lackluster compared to the rest of the series。 Maybe I'm just getting too old for books like this。 Quite lackluster compared to the rest of the series。 Maybe I'm just getting too old for books like this。 。。。more
Brittany
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Well， I guess that ending means we're getting a book 6， eh？ Well， I guess that ending means we're getting a book 6， eh？ 。。。more
Lily
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Loved the book。 Mad at how it ended。
Kandrea Cheney
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As always， an intriguing mystery with Stevie Bell as the lead along with her usual gang of friends。
Samantha H。
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Starting the year off right with my girl Stevie Bell。 If you already love the series， you’re going to enjoy this。 Sure， it’s long and the setting is very drawn out， but it’s enjoyable。 It’s the closest I’m going to get to England any time soon， so I had to live vicariously through my favorite amateur sleuth。 The characters are what make this series。 I’d read about them in just about any situation at this point which is good because the characters and their personal business kind of overshadowed Starting the year off right with my girl Stevie Bell。 If you already love the series， you’re going to enjoy this。 Sure， it’s long and the setting is very drawn out， but it’s enjoyable。 It’s the closest I’m going to get to England any time soon， so I had to live vicariously through my favorite amateur sleuth。 The characters are what make this series。 I’d read about them in just about any situation at this point which is good because the characters and their personal business kind of overshadowed the mystery here。 I know we all love watching Stevie be clever， but it wasn’t quite as- ha！ gotcha！- as the others。 This was definitely peppered with more teenage drama than usual。 Phew。 Overall？ Enjoyable。 The best part？ We can tell there is undoubtedly more Stevie coming because I’d seriously keep reading this series as long as Maureen Johnson wants to write it。 4 stars because it’s longer than necessary and the story isn’t quite as captivating as the others。 Still good。 Still will keep reading。 。。。more
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