Picture of Death — Diane La Point

It had been eight years since Charles Huron's wife mysteriously drowned - eight years that his lvely daughter Wendy had not spoken a word....

Jessica Brandt had simply agreed to be Wendy's companion for the summer; she was unprepared for the bond that developed between the tragic, withdrawn young girl and herself - or her growing attraction to her sophisticated employer - or the magnetic appeal of the handsome, anti-social artist who lived down the beach.

But nobody would tell Jessica what had really happened the night Wendy's mother died. Convinced that the events of that night were the key that would unlock the young girl's soul, Jessica was determined to learn the truth. And someone was equally determined to prevent her from doing so - if necessary, with murder....