Pretty Little Things
Vanguard Press, September 2010
Thirteen-year-old Lainey Emerson is the middle child in a home police
are already familiar with: her mother works too much and her stepfather
favors his own blood over another man's problems -- namely Lainey and
her wild older sister. When Lainey fails to come home from a
night out with friends, her disappearance is dismissed by the Coral
Springs
PD as just another disillusioned South Florida teen running away from
suburban drama and an unhappy home life.
But FDLE Special Agent Bobby Dees, who heads up the
Department's difficult Crimes Against Children (CAC), is not quite so
sure. Nicknamed "The Shepherd" by
colleagues, he has an uncanny ability to find the missing and bring
them back home -- dead or alive. After a search of Lainey's computer
and a frank talk with her best friend reveal the teen was involved in a
secret internet relationship, Bobby suspects she may be the victim of
an online predator. And when chilling evidence of other possible
victims is sent to a local
Miami television station, he fears she may not be the only one.
The faceless monster from cyberspace, who has gone to remarkable lengths to stay invisible, now seeks a captive audience. And it is Bobby Dees he wants watching. Haunted by the still-unsolved disappearance of his own teenage daughter, Bobby will find himself pulled into a deadly game of cat and mouse with the most prolific serial killer he's ever encountered. But will he be able to save Lainey and the others before it's too late?
| ISBN: 9781593156077 | Publication Date: September 2010
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