If you're looking for a complex, thrilling, and well-written mystery to kick off 2023 reading, I can confidently say that Promise Boys by Nick Brooks should be at the top of your list! Set at the Urban Promise Prep School, a university preparatory school for at-risk boys from underfunded communities, Promise Boys takes you on an edge-of-your seat thrilling ride to answer the question: Who killed Mr. Moore? And will J.B., Ramón, and Trey be punished for a murder that they didn't commit?
Through a wonderful narration style of newspaper clippings, conversations, and other fun bits of information, the truth starts to piece itself together. But the real thing that carries this book are the 3 main characters, full of heart and deep complexity. I was biting my nails the whole time, as the walls seemed to close around them and criminal punishment seemed imminent!
Through a wonderful narration style of newspaper clippings, conversations, and other fun bits of information, the truth starts to piece itself together. But the real thing that carries this book are the 3 main characters, full of heart and deep complexity. I was biting my nails the whole time, as the walls seemed to close around them and criminal punishment seemed imminent!