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Overturned

Lamar Giles

Ages 14–18

348 pages · Released Mar 28, 2017

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Overturned is a crime thriller set in Las Vegas that deals with serious themes including wrongful conviction, murder, and family trauma. The protagonist is drawn into dangerous situations as her father investigates his own case, creating tension and peril throughout. While not gratuitously graphic, the book contains moderate violence, some coarse language, and mature themes appropriate for older teens interested in crime narratives.

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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Especially murder. Nikki Tate is infamous, even by Las Vegas standards. Her dad is sitting on death row, convicted of killing his best friend in a gambling dispute turned ugly. And for five years, he's maintained his innocence. But Nikki wants no part of that. She's been working o... What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Especially murder. Nikki Tate is infamous, even by Las Vegas standards. Her dad is sitting on death row, convicted of killing his best friend in a gambling dispute turned ugly. And for five years, he's maintained his innocence. But Nikki wants no part of that. She's been working on Operation Escape Vegas: playing in illegal card games so she can save up enough money to get out come graduation day.Then her dad's murder conviction is overturned. The new evidence seems to come out of nowhere and Nikki's life becomes a mess when he's released from prison. Because the dad who comes home is not the dad she remembers. And he's desperately obsessed with finding out who framed him-and why.As her dad digs into the seedy underbelly of Vegas, the past threatens everything and Nikki is drawn into his deadly hunt for the truth. But in the city of sin, some sinners will do anything to keep their secrets, and Nikki soon finds herself playing for the biggest gamble ever-her life.

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  • Young Adult Fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Crime, fiction
  • Fathers and daughters, fiction
  • African americans, fiction
  • Nevada, fiction

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ISBN 9780545812511 · Scholastic Inc.

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