A real game of cops and robbers

The Boys Who Woke Up Early
von A. D. Hopkins

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Mix of coming of age crime story and historical account of a past era.

The story of Stony Shelor and his friend Jack takes place in a rural southern town in the early 60s. Both friends are fascinated both with playing detective and with guns and they start hanging around the police station, hoping to solve their own case soon. But what seems like kids playing cops and robbers is the real thing here, and Stony and Jack get in trouble more often than not, facing moonshiners, racial tensions and corrupt citizens. I enjoyed watching Stony and Jack's transition from teenagers into adulthood, their path paved with making new friends (as well as foes) and some serious lifetime experiences.

(thanks to netgalley, the author, and the publisher for a copy of the book, all opinions are my own)