The Prison Inside Me
by Gilbert Brown
When college
professor George Nichols is found dead of an apparent suicide, there’s
no reason to suspect foul play. He’s always been well respected in his
field—a sought-after tutor for those with learning disabilities, the
operator of a successful summer camp, and a pillar of the local
community.To Detective Robert Szysmanski, it’s an
open-and-shut case. At least, until a puzzling phone call casts doubt on
Nichols’s squeaky-clean reputation—and further investigation turns up
multiple instances of child molestation among his former students.Suddenly,
homicide seems much more likely—possibly by one of Nichols’s victims,
seeking to reclaim power over the man who took his away. Or maybe even
his wife, the one who allegedly found his body and called in the whole
thing, but whose motives are yet unclear.More “whydunit” than whodunit, The Prison Inside Me
exposes the cyclical nature of pedophilia—a deadly disease with the
ability to infect generation after generation through the infliction of
abuse passed from trusted adults to unsuspecting children.
professor George Nichols is found dead of an apparent suicide, there’s
no reason to suspect foul play. He’s always been well respected in his
field—a sought-after tutor for those with learning disabilities, the
operator of a successful summer camp, and a pillar of the local
community.To Detective Robert Szysmanski, it’s an
open-and-shut case. At least, until a puzzling phone call casts doubt on
Nichols’s squeaky-clean reputation—and further investigation turns up
multiple instances of child molestation among his former students.Suddenly,
homicide seems much more likely—possibly by one of Nichols’s victims,
seeking to reclaim power over the man who took his away. Or maybe even
his wife, the one who allegedly found his body and called in the whole
thing, but whose motives are yet unclear.More “whydunit” than whodunit, The Prison Inside Me
exposes the cyclical nature of pedophilia—a deadly disease with the
ability to infect generation after generation through the infliction of
abuse passed from trusted adults to unsuspecting children.