Maureen Johnson

Maureen Johnson's novels explore travel, mystery, grief, friendship, performance, and young people learning to act without complete information. 13 Little Blue Envelopes turns a sequence of instructions into a journey shaped by absence and discovery. The Name of the Star brings historical fear into a modern investigation, while Death at Morning House places secrets and danger inside an isolated setting.

The Key to the Golden Firebird follows a family altered by loss. Suite Scarlett connects responsibility and theatrical ambition within a crowded household, and Devilish turns friendship into a supernatural bargain. Johnson moves easily between comedy and suspense, but her characters face a shared problem: they must decide which story to trust before all its missing pieces are available.