The Word Of A Child
by Janice Kay Johnson

2001 RITA Finalist

On an ordinary day, in an ordinary neighborhood, a knock on the door of an ordinary house leads to an extraordinary revelation.

John, Connor and Hugh - brothers, sons, cops...

Detective Connor McLean is the man who came to call, carrying with him a child's accusation. Connor's visit ended Mariah Stavig's marriage and left her a struggling single mother. Three years later, the word of another child brings Connor back into Mariah's life.

Connor knows his investigations can ruin as much as they fix, but he has no choice. He has sworn to speak for the innocent and seek justice for the victims. And now, to do his job, he has to have Mariah's help ? no matter how much she hates him.

Janice Kay Johnson's Bio

The author of 38 published or forthcoming books for children and adults, Janice is a former librarian who now lives north of Seattle, Washington, with her two teenaged daughters (who, deeply in disguise, often appear in her books!). When she's not chauffeuring them to play rehearsals or piano lessons, she writes, quilts, gardens and is an active volunteer at a no-kill cat shelter, featured in her Superromance, Beauty & the Beasts. She also serves as doorkeeper and can opener for more cats and dogs than she cares to admit to sharing a home with.