Three weeks to say goodbye
By: C.J. Box
Publisher: Corvus
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781848872936
Subjects: Adoption; Fiction; Adopted children; Adoptive parents; Birthparents; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Action & Adventure; FICTION / Crime
Description: "Jack and Melissa McGuane have spent years trying to have a baby. Finally their dream has come true with the adoption of their daughter, Angelina. But nine months after bringing her home, they receive a devastating phone call from the adoption agency: Angelina's birth father, a teenager, never signed away his parental rights, and he wants her back. Worse, his father, a powerful Denver judge, wants him to own up to this responsibility and will use every advantage his position of power affords him to make sure it happens. When Jack and Melissa attempt to handle the situation rationally by meeting face-to-face with the father and son, it is immediately apparent that there's something sinister about both of them and that love for Angelina is not the motivation for their actions. As Angelina's safety hangs in the balance, Jack and Melissa will stop at nothing to protect their child. A horrifying game of intimidation and double crosses begins that quickly becomes a death spiral where absolutely no one is safe."--Jacket.