Dani Deucer is a precocious twelve-year-old girl who wants to be a detective. She and her sister Stephanie are spending the summer in Three Rivers, California when Dani meets hobo Mott Simon. At first Dani is afraid of Mott because he-s different - he spends most of his time digging up the town-s flowerbeds! But when Mott is accused of murder Dani sets out to prove that sometimes first impressions can be wrong. Like Harper Lee-s classic To Kill A Mockingbird, A Matter of Justice is a young girl-s exploration of what it means to be different. It-s also an exciting mystery that will keep readers guessing to the last page.