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This is one of the worst Dinah Mccall books I've read. The main characters were silly and boring (what grown woman calls her grandfather "Grampy"?). I felt what the author set up with Anna the housekeeper was misleading and just wrong. The main character's co-worker cops were only there for comic relief (because our main character cop can single handedly do everything). The only thing that helped get to the end of this thing was the guy who got out of prison. His story was compelling and I wanted to see how it ended. Despite my strong desire for someone to take this book off my shelf, I have to say that there is so very little to recommend about it.

"At the age of 2, Olivia was kidnapped and her parents murdered. Ransom was demanded, paid, and she was found wandering a mall. Flash forward 25 years, a suitcase is found behind a wall with a tiny skeleton and a tell tale sign that this might be Olivia. Confused yet? Well, a Sealy family trait of an extra thumb was visible on both Olivia and the skeleton that was found. But if Olivia was returned, then who was this baby. Has Olivia's whole life been a lie?

In comes Det. Trey Bonney of the Dallas Police Department. He also happened to be Olivia's high school love. The story gets very twisty with side stories that don't really make sense or have a point and are never fully explained. Abortion clinic bombing, neighbors house broken into, wayward cousins, etc.

In the end, this compilation of characters each reveals a small part of the story which leads to a very unlikely conclusion. This is my first McCall book and I can't say that I didn't like it, just wish she would have left parts out and tightened up other storylines. She has talent, just lacked direction on this one. Amazon Review: http://tinyurl.com/yns4w

Excellent... A young heiress learns her whole life may not have been as it seems... and at the same time is reunited with her first love.

This book did not end as I thought it would and that is what I love in a story when you think the ending is going one way and then out of left field another ending happens. The thing that puzzles me is how could a mother not know her own child when another is standing there that looks like them. I guess she never had the maternal instinct.

fast read will be looking for more..Very enjoyable..

Twenty-five years ago Olivia Sealy was kidnapped for ransom. today she has no memory of the terrible event, yet an uneasy feeling still haunts her - a fear that is realized when an infant's skeleton is found and a connection is made to Olivia's past. As news of the discovery makes headlines, Olivia and the people close to her suddenly become targets for a murderer bent on revenge. Still stunned by the revelation and its implications, Olivia puts her trust in Trey Bonney, the detective assigned to the case. But neither counts on a madman who may hold the answers to the twenty-five-year-old mystery - a secret someone hoped was buried for good.