Genre and Themes: Young Adult Dark Fiction - murders, crime, mystery, detectivesThis book is the first in its series.
Jazz is a teen boy that lives with his mentally ill grandmother after his father has been imprisoned due to murder crimes. Jazz is always afraid of ending up just like his father so he tries to stay away from trouble at all cost. He begins to worry when a murderer surfaces in town that is trying to copy his father. Jazz decides to investigate these crimes in order to keep his name off as a suspect. Jazz and friends Howie and Connie help him find out who this killer is. This proves to not be an easy task at all and ends up putting everyone involved in danger. The killer ends up getting caught and the town is safe again until they find out that Jazz's father has escaped prison and murdering people again. It is filled with dark suspense the whole way through with little bursts of humor from the other characters in the story.
Awards Won by This Title:
Texas Tayshas Reading List
Georgia Peach Book Award Honor
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