Standing in the Shadows

Nothing is more disturbing than a child who commits murder. PI Laura Principal knows Daryll did it, but she wants to know why… 11 year old Daryll Flatt killed his elderly foster mother by dropping a large concrete block from his tree house on to her head. Apparently he was angry about a lost toy, about having to get dressed up for a meeting in town. It doesn´t seem like a reason to kill and Daryll´s older brother Howard — consumed by Guilt that he wasn´t there when Daryll needed him — has to know why the boy acted as he did. Laura principal is on the case and faced by some disturbing questions. And someone with a particular interest in the case is standing in the shadows watching her every move.