Damaged goods
By: by Helen Black
Publisher: Magna
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Long Preston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9780750532631
Subjects: Drug addicts; Murder; Children of drug addicts; Investigation; Women lawyers; Crimes against; Fiction
Description: Hope is in short supply for Kelsey Brand. Abandoned by her mother and placed in care, 14-year-old Kelsey is just another forgotten child of the state. Kelsey attempts to take her own life, leaving her horrifically scarred - and mute. Days later, the body of Kelsey's mother Grace a known prostitute is found murdered and Kelsey becomes a suspect. Lilly Valentine a tough-talking Yorkshire lawyer is dtermined to prove Kelsey's innocence but she must put her own life at risk to save a silent, terrified child.
Notes: Originally published: London: Avon, 2008.