After a harrowing shooting at Pop's diner critically injures Fred Andrews, Riverdale descends into chaos.
Veronica Lodge, trying to support Archie, is further unsettled by her father Hiram's unexpected return, which complicates her situation.
Pop Tate's account of the attack leads Jughead Jones and Clarissa Blossom to investigate the shooting. Clary and Betty work to save Pop's diner as anxiety mounts with the gunman still at large.
Frustrated by the slow investigation, Archie takes matters into his own hands, worsening the chaos. Veronica's initial relief at Hiram's attempt at a fresh start is overshadowed by tensions, especially with Jughead meeting Toni Topaz, a Southside Serpent, on his first day at Southside High.
Clary becomes entangled in a deeper mystery, straining her relationship with Jughead, while Veronica worries about Archie's quest for revenge. The town faces a Northside-Southside showdown as Alice Cooper's controversial article fuels further conflict.
The Black Hood resurfaces time and time again, sending a chilling ultimatum to Riverdale's residents.
As FP Jones is released from prison, tensions rise between Jughead and FP, and Veronica uncovers a significant secret about Hiram during Christmas preparations. The closure of Southside High forces Jughead and the Serpents to Riverdale High, shifting dynamics.
As tensions rise, Clary seeks Jughead's help and riverdale's narrative intertwines personal struggles, community crises, and escalating conflicts, highlighting the town's ongoing challenges and complex relationships.
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[SEQUEL TO FAVORITE CRIME/ SEASON 3 IS OUT] It's been a few months since we've the sinful, lustful couple Betty and Jughead. Jughead is being hidden away to ensure Betty's and her fathers safety. A few months have past and Betty has been on the deep-end. Now she is being one of the stereotypical strippers as she liked to call them, now she's becoming one of them. Her father doesn't know of anything but keeps her safe. Her family has been stalking her ever since she moved back to Riverdale! After a while she stopped having sex randomly, she decided she needed to move on from Jughead, she took off the promise ring and looked for a new guy, and she did find a new guy...and was... falling in love.
Jughead of course would spy on her with cameras even after his so called "death." He tried keeping an eye on her but now seeing her every night having sex with a new man has been killing her. Now seeing her falling in love with another man...he's angered and finally has come out of hiding. Of course when he goes to see Betty she's angry, pissed off, she hates him for leaving her like this. He's upset and wants to love her but she doesn't know wether she can trust him again.
Will the couple get together again? What's going to happen with Jughead finally meeting the people who have traumatized Betty, will he keep his mouth shut or run off the deep end? Will we ever get to see Jughead's father again? What's going to happen with the gang of friends after months of no interaction?
Will Betty ever put back the promise ring and continue the promise to Jughead, or will they fully break it all together. Will Jughead continue to be vulnerable?
All questions answered in the second book in the series of Favorite Crime.