Maureen Johnson's The Vanishing Stair
The long-awaited sequel to Truly Devious is here, and Johnson does a good job of reminding readers of the events of the first book (which I only vaguely remembered) and getting things moving again. I will say that I was annoyed by the events of the very beginning, which seem to have been included to spur later needless conflicts, and so I went into this a bit crankily. Also, it turns out this series is a trilogy now, so while some plot threads are wrapped up, there is still a general sense of dissatisfaction. I should not have to wait ANOTHER YEAR to find out the conclusion of a mystery!!!! But of course I will read the third one. Crankily, though. B+.
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