Order of Maureen Johnson Books
Maureen Johnson is an American young adult author best know for writing book series like 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Shades of London, and Truly Devious. Her book, The Name of the Star got an Edgar Award nomination for excellence in Young Adult fiction.
Johnson was born in Philadelphia and later attended the University of Delaware where she graduated with a degree in English in 1995. She would later go on to attend Columbia University where she earned her MFA in Writing. Johnson is very active on social media and was once listed as one of TIME’s “The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2011. Maureen is a vegetarian and often shares her love for vegetarian food on her blog and twitter account. Johnson is married and lives in New York City.
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Publication Order of Little Blue Envelopes Books
| 13 Little Blue Envelopes | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Last Little Blue Envelope | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Scarlett Books
| Suite Scarlett | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Scarlett Fever | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Shades of London Books
| The Name of the Star | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Madness Underneath | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Boy in the Smoke | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Shadow Cabinet | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Truly Devious Books
| Truly Devious | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Vanishing Stair | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Hand on the Wall | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Box in the Woods | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Nine Liars | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Key to the Golden Firebird | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bermudez Triangle / On the Count of Three | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Devilish | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Girl at Sea | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Let It Snow | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hello, Cruel World / Hello, Cruel Heart | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Death at Morning House | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| You Are the Detective: The Creeping Hand Murder | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Ghosts of the Shadow Market Books
| Son of the Dawn | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Cast Long Shadows | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Every Exquisite Thing | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Learn About Loss | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| A Deeper Love | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Wicked Ones | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Land I Lost | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Through Blood, Through Fire | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Shadowhunter Chronicles Books
Publication Order of The Bane Chronicles Books
(with Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan)
| What Really Happened in Peru | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Runaway Queen | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Midnight Heir | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Saving Raphael Santiago | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Rise of the Hotel Dumort | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Fall of the Hotel Dumort | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Last Stand of the New York Institute | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Course of True Love | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Voicemail of Magnus Bane | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Bane Chronicles Complete Collection | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Anthologies
If You Like Maureen Johnson Books, You’ll Love…
Truly Devious is the first book in the series of the same name. The book takes place at the prestigious private school Ellingham Academy. The academy was opened by Albert Ellingham and shortly after the opening, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. The kidnapper only left one clue, a mocking riddle that was signed with the name Truly Devious. The case became one of the great unsolved mysteries in American history. Today, Stevie Bell is beginning her first year at Ellingham Academy with one goal in mind: solve this cold case. As she begins her investigation, something unexpected happens: Truly Devious returns.
Johnson is also the author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes. The book sees a girl named Ginny who is planning to spend her summer backpacking across Europe. Then one day, she receives a little blue envelope from her Aunt Peg. The only issue is that her Aunt Peg died three months ago. The envelope includes cash and a plane ticket, as well as instructions to retrieve the other twelve letters she wrote. Ginny finds herself swept away on a real adventure that were take her all across Europe and help her uncover things about her lost aunt.