A Killing in Dogwood — Bill Shuey

A Killing in Dogwood is a fictional account of the murder of a young child in a small Missouri town somewhat modeled after the town in which I grew up. This is a classic whodunit mystery with a cast of suspects, each of whom might have the temperament or lack of good judgment to commit the crimes. As the book progresses each suspect is inspected and found not viable as a suspect; but someone killed the child. The book proceeds through several twists and turns and the reader doesn't know the identity of the culprit(s) until the final page.While A Killing in Dogwood is a work of fiction, it was written to raise awareness of the abuse of children. Whether it is the teenage boy next door or the parish priest, the abuse of a child is an example of the human animal at its worst. Any profits from this book will be donated to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Alexandria, Virginia.