First published 2013
Boston newspaper reporter Jane Ryland receives a tip from a former colleague searching for her birth mother. The lead points to a respected adoption agency that may be committing the ultimate betrayal: matching birth parents with the wrong children. Meanwhile, Detective Jake Brogan investigates what appears to be a routine domestic violence murder. Two toddlers enter foster care, but Jake discovers an empty cradle at the crime scene. A baby is missing. Jane and Jake follow a twisted path through a failing foster care system and uncover a massive adoption agency scandal. When threatening phone calls begin, Jane knows she's getting close to the truth. But a killer remains free and an infant's life hangs in the balance. Time is running out for everyone involved. The case forces both Jane and Jake to confront how well anyone really knows their own family history.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective, adoption, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Boston
628 pages · Hardcover · Wheeler Publishing