Up in Smoke
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- 10,99 €
Publisher Description
"A dynamic and heart-pounding thriller . . . Up In Smoke has the highest of stakes and a tender love story at its core. Nick Brooks is a force." —Jessica Goodman, NYT-bestselling author of The Meadowbrook Murders and The Legacies
A girl determined to clear her brother's name. A boy determined to keep his out of the line of fire. A secret smoldering between them. This edge-of-your-seat mystery from the author of Promise Boys is perfect for fans of Karen McManus and The Hate U Give.
Unmask a murderer or take the fall.
After Cooper King is pressured by big brother figure Jason to go on a looting spree during a local march, the unthinkable happens: gunshots ring in the air and someone ends up dead. After Cooper flees, the news shows four teens in ski masks near the scene of the murder—Cooper and his friends. Cooper fears the cops will come knocking at his door, and the pressure only mounts when a suspect is taken into custody: Jason.
Monique, Jason's sister and Cooper's longtime crush, is willing to go any length to clear her brother's name. Even if she needs to go into the belly of the beast and confront the killer herself. When she teams up with Cooper, they fall down the investigation rabbit hole and start to fall for each other. But little does Monique know that within this web of deception, Cooper is shrouding the truth that he was there when the shots went off. If the pair fail to uncover the real murderer, Jason will get locked up for a crime he didn't commit—and drag down Cooper with him.
Pick this up if you love:
● high stakes, dual POV thrillers
● page-turning mysteries
● will-they-won't-they romance
● twists and turns you never see coming
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sixteen-year-old Cooper King has always tried to heed his late mother's words: "Actions have consequences. Make your own choices." After his best friend, Jason—whom Coop views as an older brother figure—persuades him to go looting during a protest, however, he finds himself implicated in a murder following a woman's death. When Jason is arrested as a suspect, Coop worries he could be next. Then Jason's younger sister (and Coop's childhood crush) Monique enlists Coop's help in clearing her brother's name, setting the two teens on a dangerous path. Romance blossoms as Monique and Coop track down clues together; all the while, Coop keeps his part in the looting a secret. As Jason's involvement in an underground organization comes to light, and as each of Coop's friends get drawn into the murder investigation, time starts ticking down. Monique and Coop's alternating perspectives unspool in this intense thriller by Brooks (Promise Boys), who cleverly utilizes classic murder mystery elements to craft an expansive story that contends with issues surrounding racism, police brutality, and corruption. Readers will root for the protagonists' dynamic relationship and quest for justice. Cooper, Jason, and Monique are Black. Ages 14–up.
