The extraordinary true crime story of a family, a brutal shooting, and the year that would change their lives forever. When Cylin Busby was nine years old, she was obsessed with Izod clothing, the Muppets, and a box turtle she kept in a shoebox. Then everything changed overnight. Her police officer father, John, was driving to his shift when someone leveled a shotgun at his window. The blasts that followed left John's jaw on the passenger seat of his car--literally. While clinging to life, he managed to write down the name of the only person he thought could have pulled the trigger. The suspect? A local ex-con with rumored mob connections. The motive? Officer Busby was scheduled to testify against the suspect's family in an upcoming trial. Overnight, the Busbys went from being the "family next door" to one under 24-hour armed guard, with police escorts to school, and no contact with friends. Worse, the shooter was still on the loose, and it seemed only a matter of time before he'd come after John--or someone else in the family--again. With few choices left to them, the Busby family went into hiding, severing all ties to the only life they had known. “Where John's chapters provide the grim facts, it is Cylin's authentically childlike perspective that, in revealing the cost to her innocence, renders the tragic experience most searingly.” ― Publishers Weekly, starred review “This true-crime story manages to be suspenseful and reflective at the same time, and it will draw both leisure and reluctant readers.” ― VOYA “A drama that can suck readers in. Those who enjoyed Woodson's Hush may wish to pursue this real-life counterpart.” ― BCCB CYLIN BUSBY is the author of several teen books and non-fiction articles as well as the acclaimed young adult memoir, The Year We Disappeared . A former editor with Teen magazine, she now lives in Los Angeles with her family. www.cylinbusby.com John Busby lives in an undisclosed location. Used Book in Good Condition