Keep the Truth Buried
THUS TO INNOCENCE is my first published novel. The story is a thriller that centers around an accidental homicide in a small college town. Tom McCabe and two friends accidentally killed a fellow college student, Nico Ruiz.
It’s a clear case of self defense, except Nico was running drugs for the region’s deadliest gang, the Black Thorns. Rather than take their chances with the small town police and risk evisceration at the hands of the gang, the bury Nico’s body, destroy the drugs, and let the rain wash away the evidence. For all intents and purposes, Nico has completely disappeared.
And that’s a problem.
To the small town of Pendra, Virginia, a missing college student is big news. Big enough to launch a national media frenzy and a citywide manhunt. As Tom tries to act innocent and misguide the police, the Black Thorns begin a manhunt of their own. And that manhunt has led them to Tom.
Just as his accomplices start to crack up.
THUS TO INNOCENCE is about shame, revenge, and what it means to be innocent.
