Long Bright River by Liz Moore

Mickey and Kasey have been raised single-handedly by their hard-working grandmother but along the way, Kasey took the path of their mother and father and became an addict. Mickey became a police officer and her beat takes her in the rough area of Philadelphia and corners where she tries her best to keep tabs on Kasey. In a world where overdoses and murders of nameless women, men, and teens are a daily occurrence it will take everything Mickey has to find Kasey and repair their broken relationship. Powerful and gut-wrenching this all too true urban tale shows that even with all the good intentions in the world you might not be able to save those on the mean city streets. For readers of family fiction and urban police dramas this beautifully written story will satisfy both.