A tenacious victim advocate.
A good, old-school street cop.
A system that doesn’t give a damn.
In AN UGLY MESS, Victim Advocate Colleen Heenan has her world turned upside down by her newest and most reluctant client: an old-school Texas lawman, who was nearly killed by a crazed young woman who roams free to wreak havoc while the system refuses to restrain her.
In addition to an up-close look at a dark world, An Ugly Mess reveals the emotional violence involved in the work of a victim advocate and a good street cop, as well as the costs of tired and underfunded criminal justice and mental health systems.
But it’s not all sour. In between the macabre and shocking calls lie some twisted fun and downright hilarity.
D.W. Dobbs 