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Visiting a crime-riddled housing project, unaware that a known pedophile lives there, Sophie Morrison learns that a child has gone missing and that the project's vigilantes are out in force, trapping Sophie with a man who is intent on hurting her.

In Britain, a pedophile's house is burned by an angry mob when a girl disappears, the man having been recently released from jail. But Inspector Wexford is not swayed by the obvious and traces the disappearance to the girl's home and her abusive father.

This memorandum explains the status of Jessica's and Amber's Laws in Colorado. It provides a short explanation of Jessica's Law and a side-by-side comparison with the provisions in Colorado law governing the sentencing and registration of sex offenders. The memorandum also explains the federal Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act and how it has been implemented in Colorado.

"A deep dive into the psyche of a young actress raised in the spotlight under the influence of a charming, manipulative film director and the moment when she decides his time for winning is over. At the height of her career and on the eve of her first Golden Globe nomination, teen star Grace Turner disappeared. Now, tentatively sober and surprisingly numb, Grace is back in Los Angeles after her year of self-imposed exile. She knows the new private...

A group of young suburban parents, including a stay-at-home dad, a former feminist, and an obssessive-compulsive mom, finds its sleepy existence shattered when a convicted child molester moves back into town and two of the parents have an affair.

A young girl has been abducted on australia's Mornington Peninsula and Sergeant Ellen Destry must take the lead in Inspector Hal Challis' absence. As Challis heads for an isolated outback town to visit his terminally ill father, Destry receives word that 10-year-old Katy Blasko never arrived home from school the day before. Tough and focused, Destry assumes command of a team of constables, but nagging performance anxiey requires she keep in contact...

""This book is a marvel. The Fact of a Body is equal parts gripping and haunting and will leave you questioning whether any one story can hold the full truth." -- Celeste Ng, author of the New York Times bestselling Everything I Never Told You Before. Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich begins a summer job at a law firm in Louisiana, working to help defend men accused of murder, she thinks her position is clear. The child of two lawyers, she is staunchly...

Called to testify in a high-profile custody battle, Michael Stone delivers his professional assessment that a well-respected surgeon is likely to sexually abuse his son and daughter.

"New from NYTimes bestselling author Steve Jackson comes BOGEYMAN, the inspirational true crime story describing in dramatic detail the efforts of tenacious Texas lawmen to solve the cold case murders of three little girls and hold their killer accountable for his horrific crimes. An incredible police procedural that begins in January 1985 and in a very real sense continues to this day as police detectives push to bring other cases against serial...

Presents opposing viewpoints concerning issues related to child abuse, including its causes, how widespread the problem is, and how the legal system should respond to it.