Description
14 year old Arwel Thomas' body, abused and battered, is found by a railway line in the beautiful Welsh mountains. A notorious runaway from the local welfare home, even his parents think he got what he deserved. Or did he? Several discrepancies come to light, discrepancies that raise doubts about Arwel's life.
Someone knows the full story; the problem is finding out who it is. Meanwhile, Arwel's beautiful, wretched sister won't talk about him, other children at the home vanish in the night, willingly or unwillingly, and the man who befriended him has his own troubles. Clues are scarce, but persistence suddenly starts to pay off.