'A twisting thriller which will shock and entertain you to the very end.' Roger A. Price, author of Inside Threat
Having left his previous law firm without severance pay, Ray Thorpe, a criminal defence lawyer, sets up on his own. Desperate for work, he takes on a child custody case.
He is acting for Tom and Candice Tait, the adoptive parents of three-year-old Noah - who has been abducted by his surrogate mother Sonya, a young Ukrainian woman working in the UK as an au pair.
The adoption agreement drafted by a shady surrogacy agency is unenforceable against Sonya. The court awards her Noah’s custody. Before the Taits can contest that verdict, Tom, Sonya and Noah all disappear.
The police refuse to investigate. Tom and Sonya, being Noah’s biological parents, were free to leave and take their child with them, and spousal abandonment isn’t a crime.
Questions remain unanswered. Thorpe and his researcher, Doug Walsh, are hired to find the missing family. Their inquiries take them to Ukraine and into the underworld trade in surrogacy.
Back in the UK, the informal missing persons inquiry becomes a double murder investigation. Noah’s whereabouts remain a mystery but after weeks of police inertia the trail has already gone cold.
But family matters.
Bio: Although she writes in a wide range of genres, Anna Legat is best known for her DI Gillian Marsh detective series and The Shires, her cosy murder mysteries. Anna is also the author of the historical thriller, Buried in the Past. She lives near Bath.
Praise for Anna Legat:
‘[Her] characters pull at our heartstrings and are incredibly vivid, their stories moving.’ Carol McGrath, author of the She-Wolves trilogy
‘The pleasure for the reader, as ever, lies in the believable and engaging characterisation, an expertly handled plot and a wry observational prose style.’ Tim Stretton, author of Catfish Alley
'More than just a legal thriller... The first book in a gripping series.' Thomas Waugh, author of Duty Calls
Genre: Mystery
Having left his previous law firm without severance pay, Ray Thorpe, a criminal defence lawyer, sets up on his own. Desperate for work, he takes on a child custody case.
He is acting for Tom and Candice Tait, the adoptive parents of three-year-old Noah - who has been abducted by his surrogate mother Sonya, a young Ukrainian woman working in the UK as an au pair.
The adoption agreement drafted by a shady surrogacy agency is unenforceable against Sonya. The court awards her Noah’s custody. Before the Taits can contest that verdict, Tom, Sonya and Noah all disappear.
The police refuse to investigate. Tom and Sonya, being Noah’s biological parents, were free to leave and take their child with them, and spousal abandonment isn’t a crime.
Questions remain unanswered. Thorpe and his researcher, Doug Walsh, are hired to find the missing family. Their inquiries take them to Ukraine and into the underworld trade in surrogacy.
Back in the UK, the informal missing persons inquiry becomes a double murder investigation. Noah’s whereabouts remain a mystery but after weeks of police inertia the trail has already gone cold.
But family matters.
Bio: Although she writes in a wide range of genres, Anna Legat is best known for her DI Gillian Marsh detective series and The Shires, her cosy murder mysteries. Anna is also the author of the historical thriller, Buried in the Past. She lives near Bath.
Praise for Anna Legat:
‘[Her] characters pull at our heartstrings and are incredibly vivid, their stories moving.’ Carol McGrath, author of the She-Wolves trilogy
‘The pleasure for the reader, as ever, lies in the believable and engaging characterisation, an expertly handled plot and a wry observational prose style.’ Tim Stretton, author of Catfish Alley
'More than just a legal thriller... The first book in a gripping series.' Thomas Waugh, author of Duty Calls
Genre: Mystery
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