Bill Corde looks down at the face of the murdered girl and sees the horror of sudden death. He cannot know, as he stands there at the trampled, muddy scene beside the college girlâ€™s corpse,

The Lesson of Her Death

Bill Corde looks down at the face of the murdered girl and sees the horror of sudden death. He cannot know, as he stands there at the trampled, muddy scene beside the college girlâ€™s corpse, that his own life is about to slip into terror. He cannot know that everything he holds precious is about to shatter before his eyes. He cannot know that his careerâ€“and his familyâ€“are about to enter a new dimension of danger. For Bill Corde, the killer is everything he fears most. For Sarah, Billâ€™s wild, learning-impaired daughter, trapped in a world of frustration and ridicule, he may be just the person sheâ€™s been waiting for. Someone who understands her worries and loneliness. Someone who signs his notes â€œThe Sunshine Man.â€ Someone she can run away withâ€“even a perfect stranger.

The Lesson of Her Death