The chalk girl
(Large Print)

"The little girl appeared in Central Park: red-haired, blue-eyed, smiling, perfect -- except for the blood on her shoulder. It fell from the sky. she said, while she was looking for her uncle, who turned into a tree. Poor child, people thought. Then they found the body in the tree. For Mallory, newly returned to the Special Crimes Unit after three months' lost time, the girl is a kindred spirit -- one that will lead her to a story of extraordinary crimes"--Publisher's web site.