The Fatal Heir

The Fatal Heir
by Lois Lewandowski

Gillian Jones is a part-time probation officer and a newly minted investigator for Jackson County, Nebraska. Her first case as an investigator is to find the birth parents of Caroline Schwartz. Caroline has little information for Gillian. All Caroline knows is that she was left at a monastery near Aspen, Colorado in 1967 and that the Purina salesman left her in Bend Brook at Howard and Libby Mehrman's home. Howard tells Gillian that he and Libby tried to adopt a child but were not having any success because the adoption agencies said that they were too old. One night in September 1967 their Purina salesman, Pete Livingston, calls them and asks if they would like to adopt a baby girl. They say yes and the next day Pete puts Caroline in Libby's arms. Caroline wants to know who her birth parents are and she asks Gillian for help to find them. Lois Lewandowski has written an engaging debut novel set in the fictional town of Bend Brook, Nebraska. [If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try the works of Joanne Fluke and Laura Childs.] -- recommended by Donna G. - Virtual Services Department

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