Stevie Bell is a teen sleuth I keep coming back to for comfort and to see how her mind works. It's truly fascinating seeing how Maureen Johnson can weave such intricate stories that are complete, succinct, and also completely genius.

This is the English countryside mystery you have been waiting for! Stevie and friends head to London, but get stucked into a missing person case via David's friend Izzy. Stevie can't resist the mystery, and chance to avoid talking about her relationship with David. All of the characters grow. Nate makes a bold admission, Janelle and Vi are relationship goals and David is a louse. And there will be more. Johnson has signed on for two more volumes. We are truly lucky!

In "Nine Liars," Maureen Johnson brings back detective extraordinaire Stevie Bell for another thrilling adventure. This time, Stevie and her friends travel to England, where they get tangled up in a cold case from the 1990s. A group of friends on a weekend getaway turns deadly when two are found murdered. Stevie, ever the curious sleuth, dives into the past, uncovering secrets and lies amongst the remaining suspects.

The book is packed with Johnson's signature humor and witty dialogue, making for a fun and engaging read. The large cast of characters, the "nine liars" of the title, can be a bit overwhelming at first. However, the mystery itself is well-crafted, keeping you guessing until the very end.

If you're a fan of the "Truly Devious" series or enjoy YA mysteries with a touch of humor, "Nine Liars" is a great pick.

Great thriller that will keep you on your toes. I loved the way the author made the twists and turns happen in the storyline.

This was a really fun direction to take Maureen Johnson's Truly Devious series. The isolated English manor house setting, a group of friends who cannot trust each other, and Stevie trying to unweave it all. As always, I wish she would dump David and move on with her life, but overall a very fun mystery.

The Truly Devious series is so much fun; I was really curious to see what this book would be like since it was a new mystery and setting. Overall, it was fun to return to these characters and see what adventures they got up to in London. It didn't feel as strong as the original mystery but was still a quick, fun read.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love the Truly Devious series and so I am so happy she extended it beyond the trilogy and that we get to see Stevie and everyone in other places. This was an interesting case and I really enjoyed it.

My only complaint is that the author had to check a box and make Nate some sort of nonsexual something, don't even remember what it was but it made me roll my eyes. It doesn't add anything to the series and it has to come up in the latest book all of a sudden.

I do hope there will be more because of how things were left with Stevie and David and I just like Stevie's sleuthing.

Another great Truly Devious title. I enjoyed the London setting, new characters, and the chapters flipping back through different points of time.

Maureen Johnson’s “Nine Liars” takes Stevie Bell and her Ellingham friends to England in a story that features a cold case of two college students murdered in 1995. Similar to one-off narrative of “The Box in the Woods,” this story favors telling the story of a different group of people while only providing some marginal character development for the original cast of her Ellingham trilogy. Despite her friends getting sidelined for much of the book, the mystery at the heart of the story provides for some intrigue though the “liars” at the center of the mystery tend to be more sympathetic caricatures than conniving plotters in a typical British-style murder mystery. The London setting provides for an interesting backdrop for Stevie to continue her adventures, though at times it does not seem as if the book takes full advantage of the setting.

Not my favorite in the series, but still super enjoyable. That ending was cruel though and I would like the next book now please.

I have read the first four in the series and was so excited to get to the next one. Stevie Bell is one of my favorite YA detectives and I loved learning more about what's going on in her school, her friends, and the latest mystery. I just love how the author ties all the details together at the end.

3.5

the expectations i had for this one were HIGH and then the book just fell kind off flat, like a flopped pancake.

as someone who love love LOVED david, what happened *insert crying emojis*

all in all it was still fun because I'll always be a sucker for mysteries, more importantly, stevie bell level mysteries

Thank you HarperCollins Children’s Books and NetGalley for e-ARC of the book.

Stevie Bell and her friends are invited to visit London in study purposes but also as an excuse to see Stevie’s boyfriend David. Things go as planned until David’s friend Izzy introduces them to a cold-case that took place in 1995.

I enjoyed reading this book not only for a mystery part but as well as touring London with Stevie and her friends. I was happy to read some interesting stories about British history or the description of London. It was a light and easy read while I was trying to guess who killed whom.

These books are just so fun, please keep 'em coming Maureen! I liked the change of setting, and the new mystery was interesting. Nate is always hilarious, relatable, and heart-warming. The ending made me so angry. Not at Maureen, but at a certain character. I need book six ASAP!

Not my favorite in the Truly Devious series but I will read each and every installment. I really love this cozy teen mystery series because of the characters and their friendship.

This might be my favorite Truly Devious book so far! This one was so suspenseful. And the setting of London was fantastic. I could picture it all so clearly since I was just there a few months ago. I love Stevie. I love how complicated and flawed she is.

Our girl Stevie is back and ready to take on another murder mystery. But this time the whole gang is heading to London. Stevie is feeling lost after solving a huge cold case. While everyone else is obsessed with college apps, Stevie is trying to figure out what is next. So a study abroad invitation from David seems like the perfect distdacrion. But here is the thing, there is a new unsolved case in London. Will Stevie and the gang be able to solve it in time?

What I enjoyed:
- I just love this series in general! I was so happy to read this next installment. This one didn't disappoint.
- I love the general atmosphere ans academia vibes from this series. But I LOVED the change of scenery for the UK.
- I was guessing all along on who did what. I enjoyed the dual time frames. We switch from modern time to the time of the murders.
- As usual I just love Stevie and her gang of friends.

Whoa, I need the next book immediately. I was shocked when I finished this. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and the series as a whole. 4 stars out of 5. Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Like all the others in the series, this is a win!

The characters feel like home even when there’s suspicious, murdery stuff going on. The pages are so easy to turn when Stevie is going on an an adventure.

I really enjoyed this book! This series is one of my favorites, and I'm very glad she is writing more book with these characters!! This book did start off a bit slow, but getting into it it was good. I love how she writes her twists and turns, and I liked the way she did the flashbacks.

Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson was a book I had picked up around its release date to read and could not get into it. I read for a while and tried to get into the book and I just could not do it. So I put it down with hopes of coming back to it. As you can tell based on when this book released, it’s been a while. I wanted to try again and I am so glad that I did. I don’t think I’ve ever come back to a book I couldn’t get into and had it turn into a five star review.

The story follows Stevie and her group of friends as they travel to England to hang out, study, and see Stevie’s boyfriend. But as Stevie gets entangled in solving a murder from 1995, nothing goes as planned. I quite liked the jumping back and forth in this book between current time and 1995. It wasn’t every other chapter and it helped build the backstory just enough without giving away who did the crime. It also gave us a larger insight into the original Nine friends, two of which were murdered in 95. I even quite liked all of Stevie’s friends. There is not a character in the story I really disliked, which says something for Johnson. It’s hard to make me like everyone, honestly; even if I was suspicious of a few of them throughout.

The way Johnson builds tension in this story, not only with Stevie trying to solve the crime, but also with tension building amongst the friend groups and between Stevie and David. There were a few side stories building throughout and I think it gave a bit of depth to this story that allowed it to be very realistic and more relatable to a reader. Life doesn’t just stop because you are trying to solve a crime. Things are still happening in the rest of a person’s world. I loved how Johnson built on that.


This story reminds me a lot of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder in a sense. It’s the same type of book and general vibe, although different stories, of course. I love Holly Jackson and now I love Maureen Johnson. Little did I know that this is book five in this series so, of course, I have already downloaded the other 4 books and have started book one. I cannot wait to see what Stevie and her friends got up to before this. A must read for any mystery/thriller fan, especially if you love that teen detective vibe. A page-turner that you will not be able to put down, guaranteed!