When Keely Bennett&apos;s world is shattered by the suicide of her beloved husband, Richard, she and her nine-year-old son Dylan have to start over. Her late husband&apos;s childhood friend, Mark Weaver, helps Keely settle Richard&apos;s affairs and sweeps her into a whirlwind romance -- and eventually a comfortable suburban lifestyle that includes marriage and a beautiful baby girl. <br /> The darkness that clouded Keely&apos;s past has all but vanished. Yet Dylan, now a teenager, remains distant, brooding and resentful of his stepfather and baby sister, Abby. Then history repeats itself, and her life is once again thrown into chaos. But Keely&apos;s nightmare is just beginningŠfor the authorities are looking for a murderer, and they already have a prime suspect: Dylan. <br /> Refusing to believe her son is a killer, Keely vows to clear his name. But the prosecutor has a personal stake in seeing Dylan convicted -- and her pleas for help from the police fall on deaf ears. To save her son, Keely must rely on herself. But she is far from alone; someone is watching her every move. When her investigation threatens to uncover a conspiracy of secrets and corruption, she is suddenly plunged into the path of danger -- and into the sights of a ruthless killer who will stop at nothing to ensure the truth stays buried forever.... <br /> Seamlessly weaving a psychological portrait of the bond between a mother and son with the breathless intrigue of a murder mystery, <i>Not Guilty</i> is a novel that finds Patricia MacDonald at the height of her celebrated powers.