Dante's wood

By Lynne Raimondo

Subjects: Investigation, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Child sexual abuse, Crime, fiction, Blind medical personnel, Murder, Fiction, Chicago (ill.), fiction, Fiction, psychological, Youth with mental disabilities, Psychologists

Description: Back at work after a devastating illness, Mark believes he has put his past behind him when he is asked to examine Charlie Dickerson, a mentally handicapped teenager whose wealthy mother insists is a victim of sexual abuse. Mark diagnoses a different reason for Charlie's ills, but his prescription turns deadly when a teacher is murdered and Charlie confesses to the police. Volunteering to testify on Charlie's behalf, Mark's worst fears are realized when paternity tests show the victim was pregnant with Charlie's child. Now it's up to Mark to prove Charlie's innocence in a case where nothing is as first meets the eye.