Imagine a super small Southern town, and there’s a school shooting. Then the shooter is a young Black boy?! And he only kills one person: the most beloved teacher in the town. This is how the story starts out, and it immediately had me hooked. As the story unraveled, it became darker than I could've imagined. 

The mystery of why Latrell, a troubled high schooler, only claimed one victim is extremely dark, tense and thrilling. The main character Titus is a former FBI agent turned small town sheriff, who returns to his hometown after a mysterious case ended his career. Titus is a great protagonist, but I will say I have to mention that I hate the whole “change the institution from the inside” types of officers. Otherwise, this is a great read from start to finish.