Promise Boys

Promise Boys

By Nick Brooks

Henry Holt and Co.

2023

The prestigious Urban Promise Prep school might look pristine on the outside, but deadly secrets lurk within. When the principal ends up murdered on school premises and the cops come sniffing around, a trio of students—J.B., Ramón, and Trey—emerge as the prime suspects. They had the means, they had the motive . . . and they may have had the murder weapon. But with all three maintaining their innocence, they must band together to track down the real killer before they are arrested. Or is the true culprit hiding among them? 

Find out who killed Principal Moore in Nick Brooks's murder mystery, Promise Boys—The Hate U Give meets One of Us Is Lying. 

Nick Brooks

Nick brooks is an award-winning author and filmmaker from Washington, DC.

In 2022 he published his first middle grade novel, NOTHING INTERESTING EVER HAPPENS TO ETHAN FAIRMONT, the first book in a three book series. The second book in the series, TOO MANY INTERESTING THINGS ARE HAPPENING TO ETHAN FAIRMONT is due November 2023.

His first YA novel, PROMISE BOYS debuted January 2023 and has already been deemed a much-anticipated read of 2023 by Buzzfeed, Seventeen and Forbes. It was also a 2023 Boston Globe–Horn Book award honoree.