Whisper of Evil — J.H. Rhodes

The moment Jane Stewart entered The Towers, she sensed it -- the whisper of evil that seemed to permeate the very air of the huge, isolated old house. But she told herself to ignore it. For Jane had a job to do. She'd come to the mansion to look after Brandon Hammett, a frightened, motherless little boy who desperately needed a friend. Almost everyone at The Towers -- including Hugh Hammett, Brandon's stern, magnetic father -- seemed certain the young boy was a miniature monster, responsible for the terrible accident that had recently befallen his grandmother. But Jane was determined to prove Brandon's innocence by finding the real culprit, no matter who it was, no matter how dangerous the pursuit...