Bobby J.

Fourteen year old Bobby Jessup's violent history was no secret among the professionals who worked with troubled children in his town. Most of them had chosen, for their own reasons, to ignore young Bobby's dark, dangerous potential.Now, he has brutalized and raped a young child, and these very professionals will confront their own weaknesses, fears, failures, and opportunistic desires.Before Bobby can be brought to justice, careers will tumble, reputations will be destroyed, and an innocent family will be torn apart forever.What Bobby did to his victim was horrible.What happened in court, though, was a crime.Former forensic psychologist and critically acclaimed mystery and thriller author Richard Helms draws on his extensive courtroom experience and his national recognition as an expert in sex crimes to deliver a taut, gripping, deeply thought-provoking courtroom drama in his thrilling new novel, Bobby J.