by Patrick J. McCarthy
Patrick McCarthy, his wife Lisa, and six of their children
lived the worst nightmare any family can live. They lost their youngest
daughter and baby sister, Danielle, a victim of homicide. The legal term in
Washington State was Homicide by Controlled Substance. The particulars of how
Danielle died constitute heartbreak in itself.
This book is written by a father who had questions about why his daughter had to die and was unfamiliar with the legal
system. Mr. McCarthy and his family had to wait eighteen long months for the
main perpetrators to be brought to ‘justice’. The wait was hard because Mr. and
Mrs. McCarthy did not understand why the process took so long. Each time there
was a court date, they had to drive a great distance to the town where Danielle
had been on the morning she died. One
bright spot was they had support from their family who mostly lived out of
state.
All the while this nightmare was going on, they had one big
question, Why were they the LAST to know of their daughter’s/ sister’s tragic
death?
This is a book I would recommend to counselors or pastors. I
believe this would be a hard read for someone who has gone through a similar
time, unless they are going through counseling.
I received a free copy of this book from Carpenter’s Son
Publishing and the author, Patrick J. McCarthy through The Book Club Network.
All I was asked to do was read it and give an unbiased review.
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