Characters in Truly Devious

Stevie Bell

A true-crime obsessed first-year who comes to Ellingham Academy to solve its famous cold case.

Also in The Vanishing Stair, The Hand on the Wall, The Box in the Woods

Albert Ellingham

The wealthy founder of Ellingham Academy, whose family was at the centre of the 1936 kidnapping.

Janelle Franklin

Stevie's housemate, a colourful and crafty engineer.

Also in The Box in the Woods

Nate Fisher

Stevie's housemate, a grumpy and reserved writer.

Also in The Box in the Woods

David Eastman

A second-year housemate who becomes Stevie's romantic interest.

Also in The Hand on the Wall, The Box in the Woods

Hayes Major

A self-centred YouTube star living in Minerva House.

Ellie Walker

An eccentric, artistic second-year in Minerva House.

Iris Ellingham

Albert's wife, connected to the 1936 case.

Alice Ellingham

Albert and Iris's young daughter, kidnapped in 1936.

Also in The Hand on the Wall

Dottie Epstein

An early Ellingham student in the 1930s timeline.