At fourteen years old, after revolving through one foster home after another, Casey Fielder finally found her dream - adoptive parents. Her new parents are everything Casey has ever dreamed of, and more - absolute perfection!

Quiet, shy, and sweet, Casey is the dream daughter for Ella and Rob Edenberry - so well-mannered and polite - especially for a kid with such a transient past. A perfect fit for the perfect parents!

Sometimes, however, the image of perfection is a devious, cruel illusion - shattered by the perfect murder.

What really happened that day . . . just beyond the oleander? It was all so perfect . . . wasn't it?