Hurting too much : shocking stories from the frontline of child protection

Detective Sergeant Harry Keeble's bestselling books, Baby Xand Little Victimdescribed his early years in Hackney's Child Protection Unit, as he battled to get to grips with cases of horrific child abuse. In Hurting Too Much, a more experienced Harry relates a series of extraordinary cases he encountered with Ella, a young and newly qualified social worker. Together, Harry and Ella face the violence of forced marriage, the horror of maternal incest and the cruelty of child slavery. As the unrelenting caseload threatens to push the inexperienced Ella over the edge, Harry uncovers one of the most shocking cases of child abuse he's ever witnessed, forcing the duo to tread new ground in the search for justice. Harry's searing account reveals why working in Child Protection has never been so tough. It also shows why, despite the fact that so many courageous people are ready and willing to meet impossible challenges, we are still unable to reach all of the children who so desperately need our help Detective Sergeant Harry Keeble's bestselling books, Baby X and Little Victim described his early years in Hackney's Child Protection Unit, as he battled to get to grips with cases of unimaginably horrific child abuse. In Broken Angels, a more experienced Harry relates a series of extraordinary cases he encountered with Ella, a young and newly qualified social worker. Together, Harry and Ella faced the violence of forced marriage, the horror of maternal incest and the cruelty of child slavery. Their investigations took them into a mosque, a drug den and a recording studio. Just as the unrelenting caseload threatened to push the inexperienced Ella over the edge, Harry uncovered one of the most shocking cases of child abuse he'd ever encountered, forcing the duo to tread new ground in the search for justice. Broken Angels reveals why working in Child Protection has never been so tough. It also shows why, despite the fact that so many courageous people are ready and willing to meet impossible challenges, we are still unable to reach all of the broken angels that so desperately need our help. Machine generated contents note: 1. West is East 2. Open House 3. Pink Elephant 4. The Silent Killer 5. New Year's Honours 6. The Games Children Play 7. Unthinkable 8. Cruel and Unusual 9.A New Monster 10. Ye Gods 11. Next to Godliness 12. Home Schooled 13.A Detective Calls 14. Here's to You, Mrs Robinson 15. One Day, at the Airport 16. The Social Network 17. Love, But Not as We Know It 18. The Estate We're In 19.A Different Me 20. Three and Out 21. The Secret in Her Eyes 22. Harry's Holiday 23. The Snip 24. My Father, the Father 25.A Lesson in Relativity 26. Second Time Around 27. Mother Nature's Day Off 28. Finding Jordan 29. The Present Moment.