This is my Book Review of UP IN SMOKE: UNMASK A MURDERER OR TAKE THE FALL By author officialnickbrooks UP IN SMOKE is a YA page-turning mystery read that follows two main protagonists. First, there’s Cooper King, a kid who prides himself on staying out of trouble but soon finds himself pressured to take part in a looting spree by Jason, someone he’s always looked up to. The catch is that the looting is set to happen during a peaceful protest organized by Cooper’s crush, Monique, who just happens to be Jason’s sister. Things get messy fast. If that sounds a little tangled, but don’t worry. Brooks storytelling weaves it all together perfectly once you dive in. Everything spirals out of control when a shooting breaks out at the protest, leaving a young woman, Melissa Davis, dead and Jason behind bars as the main suspect. Cooper and Monique both know Jason isn’t the killer, but proving it is another story entirely. As they team up to uncover the real murderer, secrets start stacking u...