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Promise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery about three teens of color who must investigate their principal's murder to clear their own names. This page-turning thriller is perfect for fans of Karen McManus, Jason Reynolds, Angie Thomas, and Holly Jackson.<BR><BR>"Thrilling, captivating, and blade-sharp." -Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying<BR><BR>The prestigious Urban Promise Prep school might look pristine on the outside, but deadly secrets lurk within. When the principal ends up murdered on school premises and the cops come sniffing around, a trio of students-J.B., Ramón, and Trey-emerge as the prime suspects. They had the means, they had the motive . . . and they may have had the murder weapon. But with all three maintaining their innocence, they must band together to track down the real killer before they are arrested. Or is the true culprit hiding among them?<BR><BR>Find out who killed Principal Moore in Nick Brooks's murder mystery, Promise Boys-The Hate U Give meets One of Us Is Lying.<BR><BR>"A brilliant pulls-no-punches mystery." -Adam Silvera, #1 New York Times bestselling author of They Both Die at the End<BR><BR>A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honoree. A New York Public Library and Kirkus Best Book of the Year!

Nach außen hat die Urban Promise Prep School ein makelloses Image. Sie verspricht, aus gefährdeten Jugendlichen anständige Erwachsene zu machen. Die Schüler J. B., Ramón und Trey kennen die Regeln genau: gebügelte Hemden, 'Ja, Sir' und 'Nein, Ma'am', keine Raufereien, kein Fluchen, keine Rap-Musik ... Doch ist das strenge Programm der Schule wirklich erfolgreich? Denn als der Schuldirektor ermordet wird, sind J. B., Ramón und Trey die Hauptverdächtigen. Sie alle hätten ein Motiv gehabt - und möglicherweise auch Zugang zur Mordwaffe. Die drei tun sich zusammen, um den Mordfall aufzuklären und ihre Namen reinzuwaschen. Oder versteckt sich der Schuldige etwa doch unter ihnen?ONE OF US IS LYING meets THE HATE U GIVE'Spannend, fesselnd und messerscharf.' - KAREN M. MCMANUS, Bestsellerautorin von ONE OF US IS LYING'Ein brillanter Krimi, in dem die Dinge beim Namen genannt werden.' Adam Silvera, Bestsellerautor von AM ENDE STERBEN WIR SOWIESO

Nick Brooks's Promise Boys is a trailblazing, dark YA mystery about three teen boys of colour who must investigate their principal's murder to clear their own names. For fans of Angie Thomas, Jason Reynolds, and Karen McManus.<BR><BR>'Thrilling . . . Promise Boys will stay with you long after the last page' - Karen M. McManus, author of One of Us Is Lying<BR><BR>The Urban Promise Prep School vows to turn boys into men. As students, J.B., Ramón, and Trey are forced to follow the prestigious "program's" strict rules. Extreme discipline, they've been told, is what it takes to be college bound, to avoid the fates of many men in their neighborhoods. This, the Principal Moore Method, supposedly saves lives.<BR>But when Moore ends up murdered and the cops come sniffing around, the trio emerges as the case's prime suspects. With all three maintaining their innocence, they must band together to track down the real killer before they are arrested.<BR><BR>But is the true culprit hiding among them?<BR><BR>This gripping thriller shines a glaring light on how the system too often condemns Black and Latinx teen boys to failure before they've even had a chance at success.<BR><BR>'A brilliant pulls-no-punches mystery with bruised hearts at its core' - Adam Silvera, author of One of Us Is Lying