Suffer the Children — Sara Fraser

A raving, bedraggled girl is found sheltering in a barn near the Parish of Tardebigge in Worcestershire. Then the decomposing body of a small boy is unearthed by poachers in a nearby wood. Both cases appear to be connected to a wagonload of children known to have been abducted from the Poorhouse. Constable Thomas Potts â€" torn between troubles in his personal life and his determination to discover the fates of the poor abused children â€" reluctantly takes up gruesome case.