"A novel" - cover.

"Rebecca Hardy's first case" - cover.

A teenage African American foster child named Anlya Grace Paulson plummets to her death from the overpass above San Franciscos Stockton tunnel. Did she fall or was she pushed? Rushing to produce a convictable suspect, homicide inspectors focus their attention on Greg Treadway. Greg is a middle school teacher and volunteers as a Special Advocate for foster children. At first, the only thing connecting him to Anlya's death is the fact that they shared a meal earlier that night. But soon enough, elements of that story seem to fall apart, and Dismas Hardys daughter, Rebecca, finds herself drawn into the young mans defense.