Probationary Lives

By Franklin Forrester

Robert Llywellyn, a probation officer with years of experience but increasingly dissatisfied with his job, is confronted with an unusually distasteful new probationer, a Catholic priest, Father Mahoney. Instead of deserved incarceration, the priest, convicted of abusing choirboys, is placed only on probation and becomes Llywellyn's regrettable responsibility. A psychologist, Dr. Weber, who has worked closely with the probation department for years, is tasked with assessing and monitoring the priest. The unrepentant priest violates probation, goes into hiding, and is provided a new identity with the assistance of a rogue Catholic organization, The Golden Cross. Llywellyn pursues him with the help of his K9 dog, Peaches. The story evolves into a sophisticated psychological drama that confronts the reader with an unsettling probability: we all live on probation-answerable not only to the law and others but also to ourselves.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GTCHL1NL
• ISBN13: 9798252784700
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"