The Baby Thief (A Liz Roberts Mystery) : Liz Roberts Mysteries, no. 2

This medical mystery novel features an idealistic young physician-to-be who loses her idealism after a series of overpowering events intervene to rob her of everything she loved. Who is Ellen Goodman? Is she the kind, empathetic obstetrician who has delivered thousands of babies? Or is she the greedy baby broker who sells the babies of poor, teenage girls to the highest bidder? Or, perhaps, is she a woman capable of even darker acts? Only you the reader can make that judgment. The story's target audience is comprised of fiction readers—medical personnel, midwives, fathers, mothers (married and single), lawyers—anybody that has given birth, is pregnant, delivered a baby, considered adoption or abortion as a possible solution, must steal, buy, borrow and then read "Dedicated Doctor" by Shawn Graves and Don Canaan. Detective Liz Roberts, who we previously met in "Dutiful Daughter" (2011) will unravel the truth and uncover seventy years worth of secrets to discover a complicated tale of profound love between two people forbidden by law to be together because of the color of their skin. It is a tale of great sacrifice...and of greater evil. Meanwhile, Liz Roberts will also unearth a long-buried secret in her own family. A secret that will shake the foundations of her world. It seems as if everything changed when Laura turned thirteen. She became the perfect daughter. Just ask anyone who has ever known her. Laura devoted her life to taking care of her parents, even when it meant the loss of her own hopes and dreams. But now Laura has decided it's time for her to reclaim her life. She sets off on a journey to gather the shattered pieces of her past in the hope of forging a new future. Detective Liz Roberts is assigned to a case when a confused man is found wandering around the Big Fresno Fair, unable to tell anyone who he is or where he came from. The only clue to his identity is a piece of paper in his pocket that says 'My name is Larry.' As Liz uncovers his identity, she also begins to uncover long-kept secrets. Meanwhile, an upcoming family event may force the detective to face her own painful past