
Property of the State
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"An eminently satisfying series opener for mystery fans who want their downtrodden detectives to be appealing, clever, and unafraid of action."-Kirkus Reviews STARRED review
Joey Getchie has been property of the state longer than he was in parental custody. But he's a survivor, and he has a Plan: graduate high school and get out of the foster care system before it eats him alive. He bonds with Trisha, another foster, who seems to have lucked out when it comes to foster parents. A false accusation leads to a physical clash with his foster father, so Joey flees to Huntzel Manor, where he works part time. He takes up unauthorized residence and keeps a low profile, hoping to avoid attention.
But attention arrives in the worst possible way: a classmate is seriously injured in a hit and run accident, and Joey becomes the focus of the investigation. Why shouldn't he be? He had a violent confrontation with the same classmate just last year. And of course, he's a kid with a criminal record.
Except of course, he isn't.
Property of the State, first in The Legend of Joey series, is an edgy teen mystery featuring a world-wise protagonist struggling to grow up in a world where parents are the bad guys.
Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2016
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Bill Cameron is the author of the Skin Kadash mysteries: County Line, Day One, Chasing Smoke, and Lost Dog. His stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Portland Noir, and Murder at the Beach. Bill lives in Oregon, where he's at work on his next mystery. Find him online at or on Twitter @bcmystery. Property of the State is his first YA novel.
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- Property of the State
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- 1.0
- 1.1: Surfing the Plan
- 1.2: The Boobies
- 1.3: Oh, My Nose
- 1.4: Zombie Apocalypse
- 1.5: Lay Low
- 1.6: Worse Than I Thought
- 0.7: Private Lunchroom
- 1.8: The Rapist
- 1.9: Housework
- 1.10: Where Are You?
- 0.11: Chess Club
- 1.12: Home Away From Hell
- 1.13: Default State
- 1.14: Snoop
- 1.15: Victoria's Orphan
- 1.16: Tighty-Whities
- 1.17: That Was a Joke
- 0.18: The Book
- 1.19: Boys Have Their Secrets
- 1.20: Watch Your Back
- 2.0
- 2.1: Here's the Thing
- 2.2: And: Scene
- 2.3: I Never Use It
- 2.4: Lifeline
- 2.5: Détente
- 2.6: Springtime of Death
- 2.7: Back in the Boobie Hatch
- 2.8: Huntzel and Huntzel
- 2.9: Stravaganza del Talento
- 2.10: Suck For a Buck
- 2.11: The Department of Things Best Left Unsaid
- 2.12: Are You Awake?
- 2.13: YouTube
- 2.14: Worst Person Ever
- 3.0
- 3.1: Trespass
- 3.2: In the Boobie Hatch
- 3.3: Carte Blanche
- 3.4: What Haven't You Told Me?
- 3.5: Wait
- 3.6: In the Vault
- 3.7: Bad as It Gets
- 3.8: Boy Hero
- 3.9: We All Have Secrets
- 3.10: Smoke Alarm
- Document Name: Dear Trisha.docx
- 4.0: Thend
- Author's Note
- More from this Author
- Contact Us
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