Our Best Intentions

A GMA Buzz Pick and a 'Must-Read' by USA Today!A suspenseful drama about an immigrant family caught in a criminal investigation, perfect for readers ofEverything I Never Told You.Our Best Intentions is a thoughtful, gripping suspense that shakes up definitions of family and identity in a beautiful and refreshing way!Kal Penn, actor and national bestselling author ofYou Can't Be SeriousWith subtlety, humor and piercing insight, VibhutiJain creates a propulsive page-turner that will touch your heart. A must-read!Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of Searching for Sylvie LeeBabur Bobby Singh, single parent and owner of fledging Uber business Move with Bobby, remains ever hopeful about ascending the ladder of American success. He lives in an affluent suburb of New York with his daughter Angie, an introverted teenager who is uncomfortable in her own skin unless shes swimming.During summer break, Angie is walking home after training at the high school pool when she finds Henry McCleary, a classmate from a wealthy, prominent family, stabbed and bleeding on the football field. The police immediately focus their investigation on Chiara Thompkins, a runaway Black girl who disappears after the stabbing andits later discoveredwasnt properly enrolled in the public high school.The incident sends shock waves through the community and reveals jarring truths about the lengths to which families will go to protect themselves. As the town fractures, Angie must navigate conflicting narratives and wrestle with her own moral culpability. Meanwhile, Baburs painstaking efforts to shield Angie and protect his hard-earned efforts to assimilate overshadow his ability to see right from wrong.Alternating between multiple perspectives,Our Best Intentionsis a pulsating story about a father and daughterre-examining their familial bonds and place in the community. Both a gripping page-turner and an intimate portrait of an immigrant family, Vibhuti Jains provocative debut explores how easily friendships, careers, communities, and individual lives can unravel when the toxicity of privilege and racial bias are exposed.