The Boy from the Woods (Wilde, #1)

by Harlan Coben

There were never enough groceries in the house. They ate like trash compactors with feet.

A child comes out hardwired. That was what you learned as a parent—that your kid is who he is and what he is and that you, as a parent, greatly overstate your importance in his development.

Wilde had worked in the security industry, so he knew that a lot of his competitors stoked these parental fears so they could cash in with big school contracts. Create the problem—then monetize the solution.