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The Velvet Knife

By: Maureen Johnson
Narrated by: Emily Ellet
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Return 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 New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson.

Stevie 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.

But 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?

Read all the Stevie Bell Books:

  • Truly Devious
  • The Vanishing Stair
  • The Hand on the Wall
  • The Box in the Woods (standalone)
  • Nine Liars (standalone)

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. Difficult Situations Family & Relationships Friendship Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Mysteries & Detectives Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Crime New York Murder
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I’ve waited four years for this book but somehow it still felt rushed. The whole stevie and David relationship drama felt short and abrupt. The writing felt weak. It doesn’t feel how I remembered it. Not impressed

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I’m honestly so gutted that I didn’t love this book more.
With the rest of the truly devious series the plot and characters felt so well justified within the story.
The murder mystery was underwhelming and quite anti climactic. A significant lack of denouement with Stevie Bell flair. A lot of characters were introduced with little impact on the story so left many of them underdeveloped.
I was also disappointed by the Stevie/David dynamic, there was potential for some empowering character development for both of them.
Also the narrator was high quality in their craft but Kate Rudd had carved out such a distinct voice for Stevie that reflected her character. In this version Stevie is portrayed in a more ‘typical girlie’ way which I felt wasn’t fitting for the character.

If you enjoy the book fully then I am happy for you! However, this will not elicit a re-listen from me like the other titles did.

Falls short of the previous titles

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