Dante's wood
Subtitle: a Mark Angelotti novel
By: by Lynne Raimondo
Publisher: Seventh Street Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Amherst, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781616147181
Subjects: Child sexual abuse; Murder; Psychologists; Investigation; Youth with mental disabilities; Blind medical personnel; Fiction
Other titles: Mark Angelotti novel
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.