In the first installment of his three-book series The Hero and Villain, Joaquin Carey asks if we can become the villain of our own story.In the bustling town of Richmond Heights, Paul Richmond and his best friend Blake Goodwin investigate an insider crime against his dad's company. Paul suspects his classmates, Vanessa Cowell and Christina Dunn, but grossly underestimates how dangerous they are. His pursuit of truth and justice uncovers betrayals and murder. While trying to stop Vanessa from seizing power, Paul gets caught up in the ensuing events but ends up losing sight of his values.