Pyres by Derek Nikitas

Fifteen-year-old goth girl Luc's life is changed the day she witnesses her father being shot to death at the mall before her eyes. Already on the outs with her mother, the event makes them grow even further apart. The cop investigating the case, Greta, takes a very personal interest in Luc and the murder because of her own past mistakes with her now-grown daughter. Also thrown into the mix is Tanya Yasbeck, nine months pregnant, with a criminal boyfriend and an unpromising future. Soon, the three women's lives intersect against a backdrop of intense, bloody violence. An interesting character study of three troubled protagonists.