It tells the story of a high school student whose life is unravelled when he tries to solve the mystery of a classmate's sudden disappearance.

[1] Torey Adams moves to begins his senior year at Rothborne boarding school, while struggling with the recent disappearance of his former classmate Christopher Creed.

[12] Similar situations occur throughout the novel where the children try to address a point and the adults push it aside to avoid the reality of their once "safe world" as Torey explains.

[13] Critics have also noted that The Body of Christopher Creed addresses the issue of the need to "blame others" when tragedy strikes.

[13] A Chris Creed Book review states that the novel has an "interesting perspective" about how "cruel" people can be to one another.