Cold Case

Written by Julia Platt Leonard

A boy uncovers secrets linking a murder to his family's past, risking everything to clear his brother's name.

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288 pages· HL420L

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Thirteen-year-old Oz Keillor stumbles upon a dead body in his family's restaurant, thrusting him into a perilous mystery. With his brother as the prime suspect and whispers of their father's past espionage, Oz must unravel the truth. As he and his friend Rusty delve deeper, they face a web of secrets and lies. Can Oz uncover the real killer and save his family, or will the truth remain buried in the dusty roads of New Mexico? The answer might be closer than he thinks, but the cost could be everything he holds dear.

From the publisher

When 13-year-old Oz Keillor finds a dead body in his family restaurant, he is soon caught up in a mystery where the stakes are high. His older brother is the prime suspect, and Oz quickly finds out that the murder may be tied to the death of their father years earlier, who was accused of selling nuclear secrets to rouge governments. With the fate of his family in balance, it’s up to Oz to try and crack the case, with the help of his best friend, Rusty. It’s a quest that has more twists and turns than the dusty roads of New Mexico–with the answer being closer to home than Oz ever could have imagined.

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