Girl in the dark
Subtitle: a novel
By: Marion Pauw ; translated from the Dutch by Hester Velmans
Contributors: Velmans, Hester
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780062424792
Subjects: Murder; Families; Fiction
Work titles: Daglicht
Description: "A single mother and lawyer, Iris has a colorful caseload, a young son with behavior issues, and a judgmental mother. She also has a brother--shocking news she uncovers by accident. Why did her mother lie to her for her entire life? Why did she hide the existence of Ray Boelens from her? Curious about this sibling she has never known, Iris begins to search for long-buried truths. What she discovers surprises--and horrifies--her. Her older brother is autistic--and in prison for brutally murdering his neighbor and her daughter"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Translation from Dutch of: Daglicht.

A version of this text was originally published in the Netherlands in 2009 under the title Daglicht by Ambos/Anthos publishers, Amsterdam.