THE CHILD, THE CASE THAT HELPED START A MOVEMENT! On December 17,1992, Pamela and Kermode Jordan were brutally murdered in their lovely Colorado home. The following morning, the Jordans’ fifteen-year-old-son, Jacob Ind, confessed to the murders. “They beat me, they beat me and I couldn’t take it any more.” Was Jacob Ind a murderer? Was Jacob a victim? Or is he both? Come with me. Enter Jacob’s world – a world where love means hate, where right an wrong are traps to be set by parents determined to rais “the perfect boys.” A precocious child, Jacob learned from his two greatest teachers that problems are always solved through violence. And, via America’s criminal justice system, the Jordans’ lesson continues to be reinforced. Come with me. Enter Jacob’s world. Discover, as I did, that there are many different kinds of murder. ~Mary Ellen Johnson, author
Author
Mary Ellen Johnson's writing career began with her passion for Medieval England. Her first book, THE LION AND THE LEOPARD, related the doomed reign of Edward II. She also collaborated on a second historical, THE LANDLORD'S BLACK-EYED DAUGHTER, which was published under the pseudonym, Mary Ellen Dennis. Mary Ellen is nearing completion of a five-book series, KNIGHTS OF ENGLAND, which spans the fourteenth century—a time that includes the Black Death, the Peasant's Revolt, the beginnings of the Hundred Years War, as well as the reign of England's greatest medieval king. THE LION AND THE LEOPARD (completely reworked), A KNIGHT THERE WAS, and WITHIN A FOREST DARK are all currently available in both print and electronic form. A CHILD UPON THE THRONE and Mary Ellen's final book, detailing the tragic reign of Richard II will be published by the end of 2017.
