Only in the Ashes

About this book

"Dr. Anne Menlo has dealth with countless cases of mistreated children before, but the case of six-year-old Rachel is different. The little girl recently died in a house fire. Her mother, Kathleen, suspects that Rachel was abused before her death--and she won't rest until she knows for sure... Though full of reservations, Anne agrees to help Kathleen compose a psychological profile of her daughter. But when an investigation of the fire reveals evidence of arson and possible child abuse, things start to heat up. Everyone from the housekeeper's husband and son to Rachel's own father and grandmother become suspects. And as the puzzling pieces of the girl's short life begin to come together, Anne must find out the truth--without getting burned herself..." --