**Obsessions were for people who had time** And Nancy Frey made sure she didn't have a spare minute. She taught an unorthodox version of the English curriculum to some of Manhattan's toughest kids. Then, when she wasn't accidentally breaking the rules of survival in her rough-and-tumble neighborhood, her time belonged to Joe Sullivan, neighbor, friend and self-appointed guide to the city. Nancy was beginning to understand that keeping busy wasn't enough. She'd never be free to live her new life until she solved the nightmare that had shattered her old one. For her own sake, and for Joe's. Nancy had to find some answers. [text from book jacket]