Monstrum Veritas. The Veritas Chronicles, #1

From the moment he could speak, sixteen-year-old Elias Crowe could tell when someone was lying. What began as a child's unsettling intuition sharpens into a terrifying gift-the ability to hear the thoughts people would kill to keep hidden. When Elias uncovers a neighborhood girl abducted by a serial predator, his secret power becomes impossible to hide. Soon his father, the District Attorney, enlists his help in exposing mobsters who bury their crimes beneath layers of deception.
But every truth revealed awakens new dangers. The Church believes Elias is a chosen vessel. Scientists insist he's an evolutionary miracle. Criminals brand him a threat that must be silenced. And Elias begins to wonder if the truth he carries is not a gift at all, but a curse-one that marks him as something less than human. Dark forces close in. Secrets fester. And Elias must face the most terrifying question of all:When you become the monster that sees all lies.
who can you trust?