Cold Springs

It was classic Riordan. It is a shame that he went on to write childrens books and left those of us who followed Tre Navarre wanting more.

The death (overdose or suicide, you decide) of an only child casts a pall over 2 families and a small private school over the following 10 years. I am not sure if the motivation of the protagonist Samuel is believable.

Every parent's worst nightmare is the gifted child who turns self-destructive overnight. When 16 year old Katherine Chadwick overdoses on heroin, her parents' lives are turned upsidedown.