What Killed Mr. Knoll oleh Nanette L. Avery

On a sun-drenched Caribbean island, a group of teenagers share cigarettes, secrets, and the illusion that nothing can touch them. For Nari, Marcus, Lonen, Reye, and their tight-knit circle, The Path is their sanctuary—a ritual escape before the school bell rings. But the trust they place in their charming teacher, Mr. Knoll, is slowly and deliberately exploited. Under the guise of mentorship, he draws them in—his attention flattering, his encouragement intoxicating, his control insidious. The study sessions blur. The boundaries bend. And by the time unease takes root, the damage has already begun. As the Vietnam War simmers just beyond the horizon and the island's adults avert their eyes, the students stay close, their trust deepening even as the truth threatens to unravel everything. What begins as admiration ends in reckoning. Lyrical and haunting, What Killed Mr. Knoll is not a whodunit, but a story of complicity, betrayal, and the quiet devastation caused by those who hide harm behind charm.