The Lesson of Her Death is a 1994 thriller by Jeffery Deaver about Detective Bill Corde, who investigates the murder of a college student, only to find the killer targeting his own family, especially his learning-impaired daughter, Sarah, who may hold the key to the killer's identity. The book follows Corde as he navigates a web of campus secrets and a serial "moon killer," while the killer manipulates his daughter, who is drawn to him as "The Sunshine Man".