Compulsion
- ISBN-10
- 1461047560
- ISBN-13
- 9781461047568
- Series
- Compulsion
- Pages
- 324
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-07-27
- Author
- Robert J. Shoop
Description
Retired Special Victims Unit detective Adam Faulkner blames himself for the abduction and murder of his childhood friend and first love, Julie Romano. For fifteen years he tracked down child molesters of every description. Each conviction was a payment on the debt he felt he owed Julie for failing to keep her safe. Adam is drawn out of retirement when Sarah Adams persuades him to help her find the teacher who molested her when she was in middle school. As facts emerge Adam believes the man who molested Sarah may be the same man that killed Julie. However, tracking Tony Shepherd down is like trying to catch a cockroach that scutters for cover at the first sign of light. Tony Shepherd loves the beginning of the school year. It's such an exciting time, filled with possibilities. Tony can tell at a glance which girls to steer clear of and which ones will fall in love with him. Tony knows he must seduce the parents and other teachers before he can start grooming his new selection. By faithfully attending every school function, schmoozing with parents, and volunteering for responsibilities like chaperoning middle-school dances and serving as advisor for student government, he not only gains additional access to children, but accolades and teaching awards. Arguably, parents, students, and principals would agree that Mr. Shepherd was the most-beloved teacher in his school district. Over the years Tony has become an excellent child molester. He has learned to move on to a new district in another state every few years. He even changed his name. With a lovely wife and teen-age daughter, no one suspects that this admired and respected teacher is grooming his next victim. If Adam and Sarah don't find him, thirteen-year-old Lizzie Sutton is destined to become his next conquest.
