Little Lamb Lost - Hardcover

Fenton, Margaret

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ISBN 10: 1933515511 ISBN 13: 9781933515519

Publisher: Oceanview Pub, 2009

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Social worker Claire Conover honestly believed she could make a difference in the world until she gets the phone call she's dreaded her entire career. One of her young clients, Michael, has been found dead and his mother, Ashley, has been arrested for his murder. And who made the decision to return Michael to Ashley? Claire Conover.Ashley had seemingly done everything right-gotten clean, found a place to live, worked two jobs, and earned back custody of her son. Devastated but determined to discover where her instincts failed her, Claire vows to find the truth about what really happened to Michael.What Claire finds is no shortage of suspects. Ashley's boyfriend made no secret that he didn't want children. And Ashley's stepfather, an alcoholic and chronic gambler, has a shady past. And what about Michael's mysterious father and his family? Or Ashley herself? Was she really using again? Amidst a heap of unanswered questions, one thing is for certain: Claire Conover is about to uncover secrets that could ruin lives-or end her own.

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About the Author:

Margaret Fenton was born in Florence, Alabama, and grew up on the Gulf Coast in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. She received her B.A. in English from the Newcomb College of Tulane University in New Orleans, and her Master of Social Work from Tulane. A lifelong mystery fan, Margaret is married to her high school sweetheart and lives in Birmingham.

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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. With this solid debut, Fenton—herself a social worker—has set the stage for a promising new series. --Michele Leber

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