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Stevie Bell is back with another case to investigate. Truly Devious #4 takes place at Camp Wonder Falls while Stevie is on summer break. Bored and with no real plans for the summer, Stevie jumps at the chance to go to summer camp. Especially when the camp was the site of a notorious unsolved crime in 1978, the Box in the Woods murders. Looking into the crime with some old friends from Ellingham Academy by her side, Stevie realizes things in the nearby town of Barlow Corners are not what the seem. Old wounds are reopened, and there's a chance not everyone will make it out alive. Twisty and engaging, this mystery will have you on the edge of your seat.

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I binge-read this book in one sitting!
I was a little skeptical going into this one because I didn't read the description before diving in. I loved the first Truly Devious book, but the next two were just okay for me. I was worried that the mystery would be played out and wasn't sure about a 4th book in the series. But, little did I know that we were getting handed a whole NEW mystery! Stevie (aka Stephanie- obviously I'm a fan with a heroine who shares my namesake) gets invited to a Summer camp to solve a 70's slasher movie type murder. Since I am a sucker for old school B horror movies- I was super intrigued by the premise. I couldn't put this book down and devoured it! You get the same rag-tag group of friends, a new mystery- and a whole set of new characters from the past. It kept me guessing until the end, and now I'm hoping that Stevie sticks around for many books to come- the new Nancy Drew?

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this was a really good conclusion to the series, if a but unnecessary. Although, since this was an addition I'm now unsure if this is actually the last book. While some of the mystery elements seemed a bit convenient, I loved the inclusion of Sabrina's diary entries. I also didn't care as much for Stevie and David's relationship in this book, but it was fine in the end.

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