Wracked by guilt, Cass searches for a young motherโs killer
On the western edge of Staten Island, not far from the city dump, lies a watery patch of earth known as Fresh Kills. Itโs an old Dutch name, and it has nothing to do with violenceโuntil now.
A defense lawyer in private practice, Cass lets a friend talk her into handling something she wouldnโt normally touch: an adoption case. It was meant to be open and shut, but it gets messy when the mother, Amber, decides to keep the childโa decision that will mean her death. She is found facedown in the mud of Fresh Kills, and Cass Jameson canโt help but feel that it is all her fault. To wash her hands of guilt, Cass must find Amberโs killer, a search that will take her into a brutal part of the underworld, where children are just another commodity to be bought and sold. ย
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