The Amazing Adventures of Aaron Broom

Twelve-year-old Aaron Broom is protecting his fathers car from repossession when he witnesses a jewelry store robbery gone wrong. To Aarons shock his father a struggling salesman in the wrong place at the wrong time is fingered as the prime suspect in the murder. Aaronprecocious plucky not a little navemust seek out gangsters diamond dealers bootleggers and street kids in order to prove his fathers innocence. In his search for justice Aaron draws upon the resources of a world-weary paperboy an aspiring teen journalist and a kindly lawyer. As they dig into the details of the case these unconventional detectives reveal a cover-up that goes much deeper than a jewelry-store heist gone sour. Through it all Aarons optimism and resourcefulness shine through. Hotchners latest is a rollicking ride through St. Louis at its lowest as seen through the eyes of his most lovable narrator to date.