Publisher's summary:
Boarding school has never been more dangerous.
What if your roommate is a murderer? Or what if he's being framed and only you can save him?
Luke Chase made history as a child when he escaped a kidnapping. Now, all he wants is to be a normal teenager. So when he sneaks out to the woods one night to drink with friends and flirt with the new British girl at school, he's excited to feel some freedom.
Except the next morning, one of their teachers is found murdered—in the exact same spot where they had been partying. Soon, Luke's roommate and best friend Oscar is the #1 suspect.
As the evidence and list of suspects builds, Luke attempts to use his famous survival skills to find the killer and clear Oscar's name. But as Luke gets closer to the truth, the killer is getting closer to Luke.
I read through some of the reviews after I finished reading the book. As usual, the one-star ratings were people complaining that they didn't know it was a young adult book and that they don't like the tropes of the genre. If people would just avoid books with teenage protagonists, they'd avoid accidentally reading young adult books. I am not sure how it can be an accident, since the teenage protagonist is a huge red flag.
This is a very good to excellent story. I really enjoyed reading it. The book has some flaws, but the story flows well and held my interest throughout. I enjoyed Luke's investigation. Several parts of the story were very suspenseful. This is just a solidly good young adult murder mystery.
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