In the early morning hours on the fourth of juli , a gunshot rings out in Sweetwater River, turning the sleepy town of Riverdale upside down. But what did life look like the day before everything changed? Before Jason Blossom went missing, four teens were taking advantage of their summer freedom. Archie was in love, Betty was conquering her LA internship, Veronica was running Manhattan, and Jughead was just trying to get by. Told from alternating points of view, this prequel novel set in the Riverdale universe explores what life was like the day before it all changed forever.
