New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel. "In her mid-30s and married with children, Aly struggles to overcome the fears and misplaced guilt resulting from the trauma of finding her mother and brother murdered when she was ten. The youthful voices of Aly and her brother, Cliff, ring with an intelligence reminiscent of J.D. Salinger's precocious latchkey children.. . the author is adept at creating tension and avoiding the dangers of sensationalism that makes this, her literary debut, a real page turner." (Library Journal) 307 pp. ISBN: 1-556112262.