Maureen Johnson
Maureen Johnson
b. 1973-02-16 · From United States- Books
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Maureen Johnson (born February 16, 1973, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American author of young adult and mystery fiction. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of Delaware and an MFA in Writing from Columbia University.
Best known for the Truly Devious mystery series and the Shades of London series, her other works include 13 Little Blue Envelopes and Let It Snow (co-written with John Green and Lauren Myracle). She has also contributed novellas to Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter Chronicles universe, including The Bane Chronicles and Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.
She is not to be confused with the unrelated Maureen Johnson who writes the "Art Models" life-drawing/photography book series.
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Maureen Johnson is widely recognized for her young adult mystery novels, particularly the Truly Devious series, which features a detective prodigy solving historical and contemporary crimes at a Vermont boarding school.
The Truly Devious series should be read in publication order: Truly Devious, The Vanishing Stair, The Hand on the Wall, The Box in the Woods, and The Kicking the Stone.
Maureen Johnson has co-authored several works within Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter Chronicles universe, including The Bane Chronicles and Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.
Her novel Let It Snow, co-written with John Green and Lauren Myracle, was adapted into a film by Netflix.