The life of 15-Year-Old Dustin Douglas changes horribly when his best friend Jimmy Becker confesses of murdering an old man -- and then is accused of killing a classmate. As he tries to help his friend, Dustin’s world gets upended when a local girl is murdered. His Father -- the well-liked Pastor -- is arrested for her death, and Dustin’s mother decides to sell the Family home. A perfectly paced and beautifully observed story..

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.

It was a quick read and easy to get into.

I enjoyed it and like the characters especially the Kraus family.

I like the Jimmie resolution. I wasn’t expecting things to take a turn with Dustin’s mother.

The whole puppies thing was very disturbing.

Overall it was a solid read.

*** Unfortunately this book was not available to review on Goodreads should the author and publisher make it available on Goodreads I will be happy to transfer my reading over to that platform as well