Death Instinct Novel

The house was dark as she pulled into the driveway. She got out of the car and looked across the street at the Lauter place. The removal van had gone, and sheets had been put over the inside of the windows. From behind the sheets came a soft glow. 
The idea of someone actually living in the Lauter house made her shiver. It seemed strange for people to be there, wrong almost. She had only been six