Dr Matt Dorgan felt there was something wrong with the baby even before it was born. He detected an abnormal foetal heart rate and when the baby boy arrived he just didn't look right. Little Calvin was born with profound cerebral palsy. His depressed mother has fantasies of killing him. His father, Junior Shiflett, a small-time drug dealer with an attitude, sees an opportunity to improve his life-style. Somebody is going to pay for the family's pain and suffering. Ben Daitz's first novel is situated at the intersection between the best of intentions and the worst of consequences, between...
Dr Matt Dorgan felt there was something wrong with the baby even before it was born. He detected an abnormal foetal heart rate and when the baby boy a...