Mist Walker - Inspector Green, Bk 3 Author:Barbara Fradkin Innocent scapegoat or monster manipulator? Matthew Fraser was an idealistic young teacher accused of molesting a young schoolgirl and acquitted in a sensational case that left the truth hidden and the young teacher's life in tatters. Ten years later, his distraught confidante walks into Ottawa Police Inspector Michael Green's office insi... more »sting that Fraser has vanished. Green's curiosity is piqued when he discovers that Fraser left behind his beloved dog, a half-eaten dinner, and an apartment crammed with research related to his case. Has Fraser fled to escape the wrath of victims, new or old? Or was he innocent all along and has spent the last ten years trying to clear his name? If so, what secrets did he uncover, and who has the most to lose from their revelation? The girl's natural father, who has a memory as relentless as his rage? Her stepfather, an arrogant attorney who tries to block Green's every move? Her mother and brother, masters of self-interest? Or even the girl herself, now an embittered teen? And who is Fraser's mysterious email correspondent with the user name Mistwalker?
When the charred remains of a vagrant turn up in a dilapidated downtown rooming house, Green probes the actions of authorities and former investigators on the case and begins to suspect the desperate cover-up may extend beyond the family. As Fraser's confidante is stalked and Green's own teenage daughter goes missing, Green rushes to uncover the truth and unmask the identity of the Mist Walker.« less