Up in Smoke

by Nick Brooks Narrated by Not Yet Available

Overview

Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and The Hate U Give, this edge-of-your-seat thriller from the author of Promise Boys follows a girl determined to clear her brother's name and a boy desperate to keep his own out of the line of fire. As the heat turns up in a murder investigation, old feelings reignite between them, but a shocking secret could tear them apart.

Unmask a murderer or take the fall.

After Cooper King is pressured by big brother figure Jason to go on a looting spree during a local march, the unthinkable happens: gunshots ring in the air and someone ends up dead. After Cooper flees, the news shows four teens in ski masks near the scene of the murder-Cooper and his friends. Cooper fears the cops will come knocking at his door, and the pressure only mounts when a suspect is taken into custody: Jason.

Monique, Jason's sister and Cooper's longtime crush, is willing to go any length to clear her brother's name. Even if she needs to go into the belly of the beast and confront the killer herself. When she teams up with Cooper, they fall down the investigation rabbit hole and start to fall for each other. But little does Monique know that within this web of deception, Cooper is shrouding the truth that he was there when the shots went off. If the pair fail to uncover the real murderer, Jason will get locked up for a crime he didn't commit-and drag down Cooper with him.

Pick this up if you love:
¿ high stakes, dual POV thrillers
¿ page-turning mysteries
¿ will-they-won't-they romance
¿ twists and turns you never see coming

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for Promise Boys:

A 2024 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production for Young Adults

A 2023 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honoree

A NYPL & Kirkus Best Book of 2023

An Indigo Staff Pick of the Month

"Thrilling, captivating, and blade-sharp." —Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying

"A brilliant pulls-no-punches mystery with bruised hearts at its core." —Adam Silvera, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of They Both Die at the End

"Expertly crafted." —Nic Stone, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Dear Martin

* "A top-notch page-turner . . . will grip readers, who won’t want to stop reading." —Booklist, starred review

Product Details

BN ID:	2940192185629
Publisher:	Macmillan Audio
Publication date:	05/06/2025
Edition description:	Unabridged