The Boy in the Basement Jennifer Riley Series Book

It’s Halloween in Mobile, Alabama. A nine-year-old boy has been imprisoned by a family member, a six-month old baby dies mysteriously and the life of a young college student is struck down in a senseless act of domestic violence. These cases fall on the shoulders of a young CPS supervisor who must guide her staff in the protection of these children, while she deals with her own losses. The Boy in the Basement is the story of Jennifer Riley, a young CPS Supervisor and her staff who look for the truth in the tragedy. Yet, despite her multiple years as a social worker, she was not prepared for the trauma she would experience after the tragic demise of a former foster child. As she guides her investigators through the steps leading to the truth in the current cases, she must also confront her own self-doubt and secondary traumatic stress