Blood Runs Deep

By: R. Scott Mackey

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Synopsis: 17-year-old African American track star, Cal Smith, wants to get out of Thunderbrook and go to college to become a doctor. Winning the state high school track meet might be his ticket to a college scholarship, but first he must beat his archrival, Drew McKinney. Cal's mother, Teresa, has also set aside money for his college education, but after she is killed in a freak accident at work, Cal doubts the existence of her secret nest egg. As he begins searching for clues about his mother's past and a father he's never met, a previously unknown uncle enters his life. After a rocky introduction, Cal and his ex-con uncle, Travis, gradually begin to forge a bond of faith and trust. Along the way, they face a series of grim discoveries and deadly encounters, and ultimately uncover a plot that ended with Teresa's murder. Now someone wants Cal and Travis to leave town, too--feet first.