On the tenth anniversary of her father's death, Jane is approached by an old friend of her father. She asks Jane to assess a thirteen year old girl accused of murdering an eight year old.
A thirteen-year old girl has committed a brutal and seemingly unprovoked murder. Christie is a highly intelligent girl who appears to have little remorse for what she's done, but when Jane digs a little deeper into her past, she uncovers a brutal family secret.
Jane Halifax gets a tough case when she comes across a thirteen-year-old girl who has committed a brutal and seemingly unprovoked murder that has traumatised her school and stunned the wider community. Christie O'Connor is a highly intelligent girl with seemingly little remorse for what she's done, but when Jane digs into her past she uncovers a tragic family secret.