When one has a child, a looming question is always "what might go wrong?" Having a child through adoption is no different. In the case of Melissa and Jack, one of the worst situations has happened: the birth father wants baby Angelina back. When the machinations of a high-profile judge aim to obtain his miscreant son's daughter, there is nowhere to turn. Lawyers, former friends, business associates, the police, even the mayor, seem to take the stance that the couple should roll over and find another child. Jack and Melissa have three weeks to try to keep Angelina, all the while knowing that they are prolonging their goodbyes.
C.J. Box's riveting page-turner THREE WEEKS TO SAY GOODBYE is a well-written and satisfying journey into rollercoaster emotions and gripping suspense. Action whips off of the pages and the words blur as the reader is compelled to race through to the last page of this masterful book. As well as an excellent story, THREE WEEKS TO SAY GOODBYE forces one to ask the question "what if this were happening to me?" and speculate on potential avenues of help and comfort.
Jack and Melissa McGuane have spent years trying to have a baby. Finally their dream has come true with the adoption of their daughter, Angelina. But nine months after bringing her home, they receive a devastating phone call from the adoption agency: Angelinaโs birth father, a teenager, never signed away his parental rights, and he wants her back. Worse, his father, a powerful Denver judge, wants him to own up to this responsibility and will use every advantage his position of power affords him to make sure it happens. When Jack and Melissa attempt to handle the situation rationally by meeting face-to-face with the father and son, it is immediately apparent that thereโs something sinister about both of them and that love for Angelina is not the motivation for their actions.
As Angelinaโs safety hangs in the balance, Jack and Melissa will stop at nothing to protect their child. A horrifying game of intimidation and double crosses begins that quickly becomes a death spiral where absolutely no one is safe.
How far would you go to save someone you love?
C.J. Box has once again written a bone- chilling thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
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