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Splitting Heirs
During the pandemic that began in 2020, fear led hospitals to establish an unprecedented and horrific policy of separating newborn babies from their mothers. In Portland, Oregon, one such separation caused a mix-up that brings a windfall case to the Kaczynski Law Group. As the investigation into the case deepens, shocking revelations come to light about one of their associates. And what they don't know puts her in great peril. Is her story linked to their client's?
298 pages, Paperback
Published February 19, 2022
About the author
Kate Ayers
12 books19 followersNorthwest winters can be cold and drippy, so curling up with a good book is the best way to get through it. Mysteries call to me. I gather them around me and choose one. Then I escape into its pages.
I've written about seven mysteries of my own now. Maybe some of my Goodreads friends will want to escape into their pages. And there will be more mysteries to come...mine and many other wonderful authors'. Watch for a new one soon!
I've written about seven mysteries of my own now. Maybe some of my Goodreads friends will want to escape into their pages. And there will be more mysteries to come...mine and many other wonderful authors'. Watch for a new one soon!
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April 12, 2022
Another great read by this author. I love a good mystery, and this is a page turner. While It takes place in the future, who is to know that this did not take place during Covid. Yes something like this could happen.
Well written, good story line, and a great plot. I live in Portland, so it's fun to read about the city through the eyes of another person. It was easy to place myself in the shoes of Emma.
Thank you Ms. Ayers for the opportunity to review your latest.
Well written, good story line, and a great plot. I live in Portland, so it's fun to read about the city through the eyes of another person. It was easy to place myself in the shoes of Emma.
Thank you Ms. Ayers for the opportunity to review your latest.
June 24, 2022
A fun read for all those who wonder about the aftereffects of the pandemic. Thirty years post COVID, Emma is working as an investigator for a Portland law firm when a case comes up about baby-switching during the pandemic. Little does she know that she'll have a personal stake in this one.
As the case unfolds, Emma is drawn in, along with her lawyer boyfriend Colson, to find the truth. The mysterious Ava, a jewelry-maker at the market, draws Emma's eye for reasons she doesn't understand. But when Ava starts to meet with Emma's mom, a former nurse at the hospital involved, the plot thickens. Bad guys turn up. Good guys win out.
It's a fun romp for Portlanders who will recognize many landmarks. Emma is funny, snarky, and known to set her own course. She's also obsessed with food - I did get a little tired of knowing every meal she ate, wanted, or dreamed of, and the description of her as out-of-shape, a glutton with a poor diet didn't hold true to that of her being 5'10" and 142lbs. But, minor nitpick.
SPOILER: It's a fun quick summer read if one can suspend disbelief that nurses could claim babies died and then sell them to the highest bidder, without coming up with a dead body for the baby.
As the case unfolds, Emma is drawn in, along with her lawyer boyfriend Colson, to find the truth. The mysterious Ava, a jewelry-maker at the market, draws Emma's eye for reasons she doesn't understand. But when Ava starts to meet with Emma's mom, a former nurse at the hospital involved, the plot thickens. Bad guys turn up. Good guys win out.
It's a fun romp for Portlanders who will recognize many landmarks. Emma is funny, snarky, and known to set her own course. She's also obsessed with food - I did get a little tired of knowing every meal she ate, wanted, or dreamed of, and the description of her as out-of-shape, a glutton with a poor diet didn't hold true to that of her being 5'10" and 142lbs. But, minor nitpick.
SPOILER: It's a fun quick summer read if one can suspend disbelief that nurses could claim babies died and then sell them to the highest bidder, without coming up with a dead body for the baby.
March 31, 2022
An interesting spin on a mystery set 28 years into the future, starting with the year 2020 and the Covid pandemic.
I'm not one for conspiracy theories and this mystery really slants that way, but it was a fun read and easy enough to get through.
A great book to take on an airplane flight or vacation somewhere.
I'm not one for conspiracy theories and this mystery really slants that way, but it was a fun read and easy enough to get through.
A great book to take on an airplane flight or vacation somewhere.
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