Promise Boys by Nick Brooks

Promise Boys
by Nick Brooks

Genre: Young Adult • Mystery • Contemporary Fiction
Age: 14–18 years

🔎 Three boys. One murder. A school full of secrets.

At Urban Promise Prep, a prestigious all-boys school in Washington, D.C., the principal is found dead. The police quickly focus on three students—J.B., Trey, and Ramón—each of whom had a motive and a reason to resent him.

But the boys know they didn't commit the crime. Now they must uncover the truth while confronting the pressures, injustices, and expectations that shape their lives.

Told through multiple perspectives, interviews, social media posts, and other voices, Promise Boys is a gripping mystery that explores friendship, identity, race, class, education, and the power of finding your voice.