President Kennedy has just been assassinated. Still in shock, sixteen-year-old Brian Reed and all of New England's Harkness Academy are even more stunned when they learn of the drowning of a naive freshman, Ted Merrifield. The autopsy reports that and "Merry and " was legally drunk, something that seems totally out of character and way beyond his years. Brian is wracked with guilt at how he turned his back on and "Merry, and " and sets out to learn what really happened. He is aided by - actually goaded by - an unknown figure leaving him cryptic notes. Harkness Academy is a well-oiled machine that has turned out America's leaders and captains of industry for 250 years. A clique of four powerful upperclassmen rules much of the campus - even some of the teachers - and they will stop at nothing to hide the truth. Seeking to uncover what really happened at great personal risk, Brian discovers a terrible secret. Order your copy of this gripping psychological, coming of age thriller.