Las normas de la casa

Jacob Hunt is a teenager who lives by a strict set of rules. He has Asperger's syndrome, a condition that makes him brilliant at some things, like his obsessive passion for forensic analysis, but hopeless at reading social cues. He can deconstruct a crime scene with stunning accuracy, but he can't look you in the eye. When his small town is rocked by a shocking murder, Jacob's special interest suddenly makes him the prime suspect. The same behaviors his family understands as hallmarks of his condition - stimming, flat affect, and avoiding eye contact - look like signs of guilt to the police.

For his mother, Emma, it's the beginning of a nightmare as the legal system threatens to tear her family apart. She must fight for the son she knows, a boy who desperately wants to connect but doesn't know how, while confronting the soul-searing question of whether he could be capable of murder. The novel explores the fault lines of a family pushed to its limits and a justice system that fails those who are different. It challenges readers to question their own perceptions of truth and innocence when the established rules don't apply.