Jacob Hunt is a teenager: brilliant at maths, wicked sense of humour,extraordinarily organised, hopeless at reading social cues. And Jacob hasAsperger's. He is locked in his own world - aware of the world outside, andwanting to make a connection. Jacob tries to be like everyone else, butdoesn't know how. When his tutor is found dead, all the hallmark behavioursof
Jacob's syndrome - not looking someone in the eye, odd movements,inappropriate actions - start looking a lot like guilt to the police. AndJacob's mother must ask herself the hardest question in the world: is herchild capable of murder?