by Laura McNeal
First published 2004
Mick Nichols stumbles onto something his stepmother never meant him to find. The fifteen-year-old becomes fixated on learning what she's hiding, but his investigation gets complicated fast. Strange robberies start happening around town. His close friend reveals she's been keeping a dark secret too. Mick realizes all these problems connect to each other in ways he never expected. Getting to the truth might require him to take extreme measures. Every answer he uncovers seems to zip him deeper into a web of mysteries that threaten the people he cares about most.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, young-adult
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
283 pages · Paperback · Ember