Knock down
By: Chris Ould
Series: Street duty -- 1
Publisher: Usborne
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781409547280
Subjects: Traffic accident victims; Juvenile fiction; Secrecy
Description: Victim: teenage female (13-14?). Unconscious. Head injury, laceration to arm. Struck by lorry. Driver present at scene. Possible victim ID = Ashleigh Jarvis. Bus pass + purse in pocket. No shoes. Feet dirty. When Ashleigh is taken to hospital following a traffic accident, an examination of the unconscious girl reveals injuries that suggest a disturbing series of events prior to her being knocked down. Ashleigh has been keeping a dark secret - and sixteen-year-old Trainee Police Officer, Holly Blades, will stop at nothing to discover the truth. Suggested level: senior secondary.