Steve Harmon is sixteen years old and is on trial for murder. In a robbery gone wrong, a drug store owner is killed. Two men went into the store to get the money. Steve allegedly had the job of going in before the robbery to see if the store was empty. One other teenager had the job of slowing down anyone who chased the robbers. This story is told through Steve's journal and a screen play that he is writing. In a way, the reader can't help to feel sorry fo Steve. He did not pull the trigger, and he wasn't in the store when the murder took place. On the otherhand, if he was involved in the way that he was accused, then he is still an accomplice to the murder.
I really enjoyed this book. It did take me a little while to become accustomed to reading the screenplay format, but I enjoyed the story. It is a book that makes you think and examine the sometimes thin line between guilt and innocence.
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