| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
254 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
When two-year-old Michael Hennessey dies from a suspicious drug overdose, with his ex-addict single mother, Ashley, a client of the Jefferson County, Alabama, Department of Human Services, social worker Claire Conover finds her faith in her own judgment crumbling. As Ashley's case worker, Claire is blindsided by Michael's death, loathe to believe Ashley?s confession of the negligent homicide of her son and unable to let the case go despite being ordered to do so. Suspicious that Michael was murdered and feeling obligated to the child, Claire doggedly pursues leads that take her to the top echelons of Birmingham society, helped by computer whiz Grant Summerville, who becomes more than a friend. Warned repeatedly to leave the case alone, Claire puts more than her career in jeopardy. A relentless social worker makes an intriguing amateur sleuth, and Birmingham offers a fresh take on the New South as a setting for crime fiction. |
| Subject |
Social workers -- Fiction.
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Mothers -- Drug use -- Fiction.
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Children -- Death -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781933515519 hardback |
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1933515511 hardback |
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1933515589 paperback |
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9781933515588 paperback |
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