Jilliane Hoffman

Pretty Little Things Jilliane Hoffman

Publisher Marketing: Thirteen-year-old Lainey Emerson is the middle child in a home police are already familiar with: her mom 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 Police Department as just another disillusioned South Florida teen running away from suburban drama and an unhappy home life. But Florida Department of Law Enforcement Special Agent Bobby Dees, who heads up the department s difficult Crimes Against Children squad, 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 s 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 killer he s ever encountered. But will he be able to save Lainey and the others before it s too late?" Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/26/2010 (EAN 9781593156077, Hardcover) Booklist 09/15/2010 pg. 34 (EAN 9781593156077, Hardcover) Library Journal 09/15/2010 pg. 59 (EAN 9781593156077, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Hoffman, Jilliane Jilliane Hoffman began her professional career as an Assistant State Attorney prosecuting felonies in Florida, with special assignments to the Domestic Violence Unit and the Legal Extradition Unit. She has advised more than one hundred special agents on criminal and civil matters in complex investigations involving narcotics, homicide, and organized crime. Her novels include the bestselling Retribution, Last Witness, The Cutting Room, Plea of Insanity, and Pretty Little Things. Originally from Long Island, New York, she presently resides in South Florida with her husband and two children.