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When the program sends him to a small town, the teen’s quiet life is disrupted by the sudden death of a friend. Faced with a local murder, he must balance the Program’s instructions to remain unseen with his own sense of justice and loyalty. The story follows his investigation and the choices he faces in a world of secrecy and danger.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: L. R. Giles
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