{"product_id":"the-velvet-knife-9780063256019","title":"The Velvet Knife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturn to the world of Truly Devious as Stevie Bell and her friends travel to New York to solve a murder in the next standalone mystery from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Maureen Johnson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStevie might be the greatest teenage detective Ellingham Academy and the world has ever seen, but even she can't figure out what happened with her boyfriend, David. What she needs is a distraction: a good old-fashioned murder. Stevie is much happier dealing with dead people. They're a lot less confusing--they don't send cryptic texts and make out with other girls in British pubs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then Stevie gets exactly what she wanted when a dead body turns up in the middle of a Manhattan apartment complex, and this one is . . . complicated. Caught in a web of messy alive-people feelings, Stevie finds herself questioning all human connection. Is magnetism only manipulation? Can you trust anyone? Does anyone realize that they're joining a cult--before it's too late? And are things with David really over?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRead all the Stevie Bell Books: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTruly Devious\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Vanishing Stair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hand on the Wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Box in the Woods (standalone)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNine Liars (standalone)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maureen Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063256019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohnson, Maureen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaureen Johnson \u003c\/b\u003eis the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of nineteen young adult novels, including the \u003ci\u003eTruly Devious \u003c\/i\u003eseries, \u003ci\u003ethe Shades of London \u003c\/i\u003eseries, \u003ci\u003eSuite Scarlett, and 13 Little Blue Envelopes\u003c\/i\u003e. Her collaborative books include \u003ci\u003eGhosts of the Shadow Market \u003c\/i\u003e(with Cassandra Clare), \u003ci\u003eYour Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village \u003c\/i\u003e(illustrated by Jay Cooper)\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eas well as \u003ci\u003eLet It Snow \u003c\/i\u003e(with John Green and Lauren Myracle), which was also a hit feature film on Netflix. Her books have sold more than three million copies worldwide and have been published in more than thirty countries. She has been nominated for two Edgar Awards, a Bram Stoker Award, a Nebula Award, was a World Book Day author in the UK in 2014, and has been nominated for or won dozens of YALSA, state library, media and readers' choice awards. She lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Maureen Johnson \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48984977703069,"sku":"9780063256019","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3bd141bc-0593-45f9-a897-0d87b64986c2.jpg?v=1791377731","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-velvet-knife-9780063256019","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}