Two-time Pushcart nominee Lori Hicks weaves a dramatic tale and suspenseful chronicling of the intersecting lives of four unforgettable characters. As young people, the characters experience a significant, life altering event that follows them into adulthood. This startling story explores the depth and disappointment of their grief and their desire to find understanding and forgiveness. Behind the scenes of their stories a murderer is lurking in the inner-city of Phoenix. Each character is at risk of becoming a victim again. Many unpredictable and explosive elements are woven into this powerful novel of lives, challenges, and change. Crossroads is a story of love, friendship, redemption, and forgiveness, stretching into a journey of self-discovery and life changing enlightenment. It is a suspenseful thriller, an inspirational story of survival, showing how will and determination can change your fate, and in turn change your destiny.