when her best guy friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime sixteenyearold cat sets out to discover who in her small town did it richly atmospheric this daring mystery mines the secrets of a tightly knit southern community and examines the strength of will it takes to go against everyone you know in the name of justiceagainst a backdrop of poverty clannishness drugs and intolerance myracle has crafted a harrowing comingofage tale couched in a deeply intelligent mystery smart fearless and compassionate this is an unforgettable work from a beloved author the duke of jervaulx was brilliant and dangerous considered dissolute reckless and extravagant he was transparently referred to as the d of j in scandal sheets where he and his various exploits featured with frequency but sometimes the most womanising rake can be irresistible and even his most casual attentions fascinated the sheltered maddy timms quiet daughter of a simple mathematician