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jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012
I found it in the YA section in the library a few days ago. Having been let by YA stuff before, I put it back, but now I think I want to try it. The protagonist is a boy in a high school who, while highly intelligent, has the worst grades in the school. (He may be Brilliant, but Lazy, but the synopsis also kinda gives the impression that he has an Ambiguous Disorder.) His ex girlfriend is found murdered. (It's possible that he is the prime suspect, or has been framed.) He is helped in his investigation by a Punch-Clock Hero cop, who only wants to catch the killer because he wants a promotion. The cover was very flashy, like one of those neon signs in a bar window, or a nightclub.
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