Written by the victim's mother and a co-authored by a crime journalist, the book details the kind of life the victim lived and the mother's experiences of the justice system following the capture and trials of the suspects. Essentially a book about the families of victims of crime and their treatment, than of the murder or the victim. The book highlights the shortcomings of the system, as well as the expectations of the community and family and friends for the immediate family to recover from the death. ( )