A year ago, 16 year-old Nick Macklin had it all. He was an A student and a talented hockey player, with a beautiful girlfriend and the best dad in the world - a man who was not only there for him when his mom died, but was also a star player for the Vancouver Canucks.
Then the bottom fell out. His father was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison for a crime Nick is convinced he didn't commit.
Angry and bitter, alienated from school and friends, Nick devotes himself to seeking justice for his father. Who framed him? And why? But freeing his dad is not his biggest challenge. His obsession with proving his father's innocence threatens to ruin his own life. Can Nick put the pieces of the puzzle together - and save himself and his dad?
Shortlisted for The John Spray Mystery Award
Genre: Children's Fiction
Then the bottom fell out. His father was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison for a crime Nick is convinced he didn't commit.
Angry and bitter, alienated from school and friends, Nick devotes himself to seeking justice for his father. Who framed him? And why? But freeing his dad is not his biggest challenge. His obsession with proving his father's innocence threatens to ruin his own life. Can Nick put the pieces of the puzzle together - and save himself and his dad?
Shortlisted for The John Spray Mystery Award
Genre: Children's Fiction
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