Maureen Johnson

7 summariesLifestyle, Young Adult, Romance

Maureen Johnson is an American author known for her young adult fiction. Her notable works include "13 Little Blue Envelopes," "Truly Devious," "The Name of the Star," "The Vanishing Stair," "The Last Little Blue Envelope," and "The Hand on the Wall." Johnson's writing often blends mystery and adventure with elements of humor and romance.

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Books by Maureen Johnson

7 books available

13 Little Blue Envelopes
Maureen Johnson
3.6 (78k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle
With cryptic blue envelopes, a shy American teenager goes on a scavenger hunt across Europe, changing her life and falling for a British playwright.
Truly Devious
Maureen Johnson
4.0 (51k) average on GoodreadsThriller
A true-crime obsessed teenager enrolls in a bizarre, riddle-filled boarding school to solve a decades-old kidnapping and murder, only to find herself embroiled in a dangerous new mystery when the killer, Truly Devious, resurfaces.
The Name of the Star
Maureen Johnson
3.9 (48k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
A Louisiana teenager in London discovers she's the only one who can see the ghostly new Jack the Ripper, making her both the sole witness and his next spectral target.
The Vanishing Stair
Maureen Johnson
4.2 (31k) average on GoodreadsThriller
Pulled from the enigmatic Ellingham Academy, true-crime sleuth Stevie Bell is forced to choose between unraveling a decades-old mystery that has already claimed one classmate and protecting a fragile, forbidden romance with the son of a powerful, manipulative politician.
The Last Little Blue Envelope
Maureen Johnson
3.9 (23k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle
After her European scavenger hunt for a deceased aunt's last wishes is interrupted by theft, Ginny embarks on an unscripted, heart-racing adventure of love and self-discovery when the final, missing blue envelope mysteriously resurfaces in London.
The Hand on the Wall
Maureen Johnson
4.2 (23k) average on GoodreadsThriller
As a storm hits the isolated Ellingham Academy, teen detective Stevie Bell must find a current murderer and solve a 75-year-old cold case before she is killed.
The Madness Underneath
Maureen Johnson
3.9 (16k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
Haunted by a past encounter with a Ripper copycat, Rory returns to a London plagued by new, inexplicable deaths. She discovers she can now eliminate ghosts and must convince a secret ghost-fighting squad that a sinister, unseen force is at play before more lives are lost.