Billy OโReilly, a farm boy in rural Iowa, has been secretly dating Lisa Wells, the popular, wealthy daughter of the president of the local college. Itโs a complicated relationship: people of HER class donโt associate with people of HIS class. Her controlling father does not approve of the relationship, her โrealโ boyfriend is growing suspicious, and her troubled stepbrother is adding to the drama by stirring up trouble. Billyโs life is thrown into turmoil when Lisa breaks up with him and then is found murdered the next morning. A series of circumstantial evidence points directly to Billy who, along with his best friend, Windy, launches his own investigation to clear his name and find out what really happened to the girl he loved. This gritty, fast-paced teen mystery will appeal to both reluctant and dedicated readers.