The Grifted Girl(2019)

Chad Sanborn

SHE'S TWICE AS SMART. THEY'RE TWICE AS RUTHLESS.

Their teacher refers to them as grifted—intellectually gifted but very much at-risk high school students.

After Valerie Aguilar, an exceptionally bright, exceptionally rebellious teenager, makes a fool out of Sheriff Billy Keene during a classroom visit, Billy - barely a grownup himself - questions what he has to offer this younger generation coming of age in his beloved, if twisted, Caulfield.

Then, while investigating an assault, Billy hears whispers about Doyle and Ionia Ikey. The Ikeys run the town’s roller skating rink, video arcade, outdoor paintball field...and, rumor has it, lure vulnerable teens into their crime ring. Unfortunately, Billy has absolutely zero proof to move against them.

After Valerie refuses his help and gets herself deeply entangled in the Ikey’s crooked schemes, Billy discovers there’s no line he won’t cross to protect the girl.

But the Ikeys? They want to make sure the girl's gone for good.

THE GRIFTED GIRL, the 3rd Billy Keene Book, shows award-winning crime fiction author Chad Sanborn at his fast-moving, unpredictable, suspenseful best.