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alexandrabree's review against another edition
3.0
There is a distinct pattern among a subtype of law enforcement that they have this arrogant irritating condescending "voice". Harry Keeble falls into this category as does Robert Ressler and John Douglas. I know I have noted this in other books but I am only naming the ones that come to mind easily.
The flip side of this is that they are well-educated, well-rounded, passionate, and tenacious in what they do.
I found this book hard to get through but it does have excellent little pockets of information and a few excellent suggestions for safeguarding, sentence increases, procedural reforms, etc.
(I don't know how many of the things he listed have changed since the publishing of the books or where in the works at the time).
The last 3d of the book is much less about the detective and his amazingness and much more about victims and perpetrators, if I could edit out all the pack patting and self congratulatory passages from the first quarter of the book I would recommend it but there are other equally good educational sources for this material...
The flip side of this is that they are well-educated, well-rounded, passionate, and tenacious in what they do.
I found this book hard to get through but it does have excellent little pockets of information and a few excellent suggestions for safeguarding, sentence increases, procedural reforms, etc.
(I don't know how many of the things he listed have changed since the publishing of the books or where in the works at the time).
The last 3d of the book is much less about the detective and his amazingness and much more about victims and perpetrators, if I could edit out all the pack patting and self congratulatory passages from the first quarter of the book I would recommend it but there are other equally good educational sources for this material...
claired1982's review against another edition
This was an excellent read, based on a man who went into child protection and what actually happens when someone reports abuse, was quite an educational read, would highly recommend it
claire1982's review against another edition
This was an excellent read, based on a man who went into child protection and what actually happens when someone reports abuse, was quite an educational read, would highly recommend it
hainyh's review against another edition
4.0
I find books like this fascinating, as I have previously worked in child protection so it strikes a chord with me. Harry Keeble is new to me as an author, and I found his accounts from his working days truly fascinating. The stories are all so sad and have quite the impact, but most of the stories aren’t followed through. It would have been nice to hear how more of them ended, with some more positives. Otherwise, it sits as a load of different accounts thrown together without any conclusion. I can only hope that the majority of the children he covers here have gone on to find happiness and safety.
lilasuvanmani's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse
hattiereadssomanybooks_x's review against another edition
3.0
This is a book I'll be thinking about for a long time...
noacohen's review against another edition
3.0
This is definitely not going to win any awards for writing skill, but I thought it would be good to read before Frontline. Keeble is a decent storyteller but the disjointed style did him no favours.
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