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Firecracker P.I. Fina Ludlow returns in the next hard-driving entry in the acclaimed series by Ingrid Thoft. It' s been a couple months since Fina' s last big case— the one that exposed dark family secrets and called Fina' s family loyalty into question— but there' s no rest for the weary, especially when your boss is Carl Ludlow. Renata Sanchez, a single mother by choice, wants to learn the identity of her daughter Rosie' s sperm donor. A confidentiality agreement and Rosie' s reticence might deter other mothers, but not Renata, nor Carl, who' s convinced that lawsuits involving cryobanks and sperm donors will be "the next big thing." Fina uncovers the donor' s identity, but the solution to that mystery is just the beginning: within hours of the case going public, Rosie' s donor turns up dead. Fina didn' t sign on for a murder investigation, but she can' t walk away from a death she may have set in motion. She digs deeper and discovers that DNA doesn' t tell the whole story and sometimes, cracking that code can have deadly consequences.
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      April 7, 2014
      The world of sperm donation provides the backdrop for Thoft’s gripping sequel to 2013’s Loyalty. Renata Sanchez, a housing advocate for the poor in Boston, believes that she and her 17-year-old daughter, Rosie, deserve to know the identity of Rosie’s anonymous donor father, despite Renata’s having signed a confidentiality agreement. Lawyer Carl Ludlow agrees to bring suit against the Heritage Cryobank on Renata’s behalf. Fina Ludlow, who works as a PI for her father’s law firm, discovers the father of Rosie, as well as of several other children, to be a prominent entrepreneur, Hank Reardon. When Hank dies under suspicious circumstances after his paternity of sperm donor offspring is exposed to the media, Fina investigates, though she’s handicapped by complicated dysfunctional family issues manifested both at home and at the office. Two romantic entanglements add spice. A quirky and empathetic heroine, a fast-moving plot, and a surprise ending make this a winner. Agent: Helen Brann, Helen Brann Agency.

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