E:10/02 4 copies of "Damaged Goods" by Helen Black

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Win a copy of 'Damaged Goods'


Published by Avon, 7th Jan 2008

Hope is in short supply for Kelsey Brand…

Abandoned by her mother and placed in care, 14-year-old Kelsey - along with her younger sisters - is just another forgotten child of the state.

Unable to cope with the care home’s harsh regimes, Kelsey attempts to take her own life, leaving her horrifically scarred - and mute.

Days later, the body of Kelsey’s mother Grace is found butchered on a notorious Luton council estate. And Kelsey becomes a suspect…

Enter Lilly Valentine. A tough-talking Yorkshire lawyer with a heart of gold and a will of iron, Lilly has forsaken a glittering career to move south and help vulnerable kids escape the system.

Determined to prove Kelsey’s innocence, Lilly ventures into the heart of a dark city with as many secrets as problems. Prostitution, paedophilia, drugs and blackmail: Lily must put her own life at risk to save a silent, terrified child and find the real killer…

About the author:

Helen Black was brought up in a mining town in West Yorkshire. She moved to London in her twenties and trained to be a commercial lawyer. On qualification she shifted lanes and has practised criminal and family law for over ten years.

She now specialises in representing children in the care system, and lives in Bedfordshire with her husband and young children.

Damaged Goods is her debut novel and was inspired by the tragic stories of the hundreds of children that she has defended throughout her career.


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Deadline: 10 February 2008