Trapped by Irene Hannon 380 pages

"Trapped" is the 2nd in the "Private Justice" novel by Irene Hannon, a Missouri author.  In Nora Roberts style, this series centers around three male characters, partners in the Private Justice P.I. firm.  In each book of the series, one of the partners aids a damsel in distress and,  in the process, falls in love. This book, features the female protagonist, a librarian, Laura Griffith.  Her 16-year-old step-sister has run away and she hires the handsome James Devlin to find her.  Laura's life is also jeapordized by the crazy Mark Hamilton, who volunteers in homeless shelters, trolling for young runaway girls he can "save".  This is where he comes in contact with Laura's step-sister. As a library employee, I guess the thing that bothered me about this book was Hannon's references to Laura being the "stereotypical" librarian.  You know, she always wears her hair in a french twist, she's very conservative...yada yada yada.  There is no such thing as a "typical" librarian and I hate the stereotypes!  Really ruined this book for me.