The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is first in a crime mystery series.

Cassie learned the art of reading people from her gypsy-like mom. After her mom’s apparent murder/disappearance, she went to live with her paternal grandmother. She never quite felt that she belonged.

Enter an offer to join a special teen squad training with FBI agents. Each teen in the group, the naturals, offers a unique ability to help solve cold cases. Dean is a natural people profiler like Cassie, Michael can read emotions, Sloane is a statistician, and Lia is an expert lie detector (and pathological liar).

Cassie begins learning more about each of her peers. Some have seemingly more to hide than others.

A recent slew of murders seem connected to Cassie’s mom’s death. She can’t help but get involved, even though she may be the next victim. The story follows twists and turns before resolving the case.