Never the Light of Day

And when shed be asked, in years to come, what started the madness that became her life, she would only say, calmly, but with concrete resolution, Because he killed my dog. I did all these thingsbecause he killed my dog.

So begins the stunning, mesmerizing sequel to the 2005 novel From the Cradle to the Grave.

This is Rachels story. Now twenty-three, she has worked hard to recover fromthe deadly events that led her, as a six year old, to dramatically save her fatherslife. With her recovery by no means complete, Rachel becomes the prime suspectin a series of apparently unrelated local murders.

Her father, Mark, will not believe that his beloved, but damaged, daughteris responsible. But the police, and an ambitious TV reporter, come to thinkotherwise. As Rachels life begins to unravel, the demons and doubts return, notonly to her, but to all those aware of what she did as a child.