This Is Our Story

Kate is the primary narrator and protagonist. She works as a paid intern at the district attorney’s office, along with her friend Reagan. Kate is a champion for justice, repeatedly flagging the fact that the legal system is fallible. The daughter of a single mother without great means, she recognizes how different she is from the River Point Boys. She speaks out against unjust privilege repeatedly. Kate is also a passionate photographer, and her skill with visual imagery is a recurring motif that will help her solve the mystery of Grant’s murder (as well as the secondary mystery of who took the lewd picture of the St. Bart’s girls). Although Kate is a champion for justice and calls out the unfair advantages given to people with privilege, she is likewise flawed. Kate is privileged, having gotten her internship with Stone because her mom already works for him. She also jeopardizes the entire investigation—a pursuit of justice—through her relationship with Shep. 

John Michael is the secondary (anonymous) narrator. He is one of the River Point Boys and Grant’s murderer. John Michael represents the pinnacle of privilege. River Point is his family’s land, for example, and the gym at St.