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What would you do if your son or daughter disappeared? Not just at the border. But from your own family? Thousands of children are stolen from their parents annually by child launderers. These "baby brokers" forge a new identity for the laundered child which allows them to be shipped anywhere in the world and sold to wealthy families unable to legally adopt. Those not adopted are moved on to slave labor or organ donation. The consideration is not the welfare of the child, but the Launderer's bottom line.Hong Kong Police Detective William Lau's daughter is snatched by child launderers and he pursues her around the world. His hunt takes him to Memphis, Tennessee where Bill Doolin is called back from retirement to investigate a high profile cold case in Franklin City, a quiet Memphis suburb.These two cases collide, rocking the souls of everyone involved, and questioning their lives before.
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HONG KONG POLICE DETECTIVE WILLIAM LAU'S DAUGHTER FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF CHILD LAUNDERS. THESE "BABY BROKERS" FORGE A NEW IDENTITY FOR THE STOLEN CHILD, ENABLING THEM TO SHIP THE CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. THEY THEN CAN BE SOLD TO WEALTHY FAMILIES UNABLE TO LEGALLY ADOPT. THOSE NOT ADOPTED ARE PASSED ON TO SLAVE LABOR OR ORGAN DONATION. DESPERATE TO FIND HIS CHILD, LAU'S PURSUIT LEADS HIM TO MEMPHIS TENNESSEE. MEANWHILE IN FRANKLIN CITY, A QUIET MEMPHIS SUBURB, BILL DOOLIN IS CALLED BACK FROM RETIREMENT TO INVESTIGATE A HIGH PROFILE COLD CASE. LAU'S COLLEAGUE'S MURDER IN FRANKLIN CITY BRINGS THE TWO HUNTERS TOGETHER. THE JUNCTION ROCKS THE SOULS OF EVERYONE INVOLVED AND QUESTIONING THEIR LIVES BEFORE.GET READY FOR THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE.
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A CHILD'S KIDNAPPING IN HONG KONG EXPOSES A WORLD MORE TERRIFYING THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS IS NO IMAGINARY STORY. IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT HERE.HONG KONG POLICE DETECTIVE WILLIAM LAU'S DAUGHTER FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF CHILD LAUNDERS. THESE "BABY BROKERS" FORGE A NEW IDENTITY FOR THE STOLEN CHILD, ENABLING THEM TO SHIP THE CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. THEY THEN SELL THEM TO WEALTHY FAMILIES UNABLE TO LEGALLY ADOPT. THOSE NOT ADOPTED ARE PASSED ON TO SLAVE LABOR OR ORGAN DONATION. DESPERATE TO FIND HIS CHILD, LAU'S PURSUIT LEADS HIM TO MEMPHIS TENNESSEE.
MEANWHILE IN FRANKLIN CITY, A QUIET MEMPHIS SUBURB, BILL DOOLIN IS CALLED BACK FROM RETIREMENT TO INVESTIGATE A HIGH-PROFILE COLD CASE. LAU'S COLLEAGUE'S MURDER IN FRANKLIN CITY BRINGS THE TWO HUNTERS TOGETHER. THEY JOIN FORCES TO FIND LAU'S DAUGHTER BEFORE HER KIDNAPPERS TAKE HER BEYOND REACH.
WHILE SEARCHING BOTH BILL AND LAU UNCOVER DARK SECRETS ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT ADDS MORE URGENCY TO THEIR HUNT AND PROMISES TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES FOREVER. WILL THEY FIND THE CHILD IN TIME? WILL THE TWO HUNTERS BE ABLE TO RECONCILE THEIR LIVES WITH WHAT EACH DISCOVERED? COME ALONG AND FIND
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A CHILD'S KIDNAPPING IN HONG KONG EXPOSES A WORLD MORE TERRIFYING THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE BASED ON TRUE EVENTS HONG KONG POLICE DETECTIVE WILLIAM LAU'S DAUGHTER FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF CHILD LAUNDERS. THESE "BABY BROKERS" FORGE A NEW IDENTITY FOR THE STOLEN CHILD, ENABLING THEM TO SHIP THE CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. THEY THEN SELL THEM TO WEALTHY FAMILIES UNABLE TO LEGALLY ADOPT. THOSE NOT ADOPTED ARE PASSED ON TO SLAVE LABOR OR ORGAN DONATION. DESPERATE TO FIND HIS CHILD, LAU'S PURSUIT LEADS HIM TO MEMPHIS TENNESSEE.
MEANWHILE IN FRANKLIN CITY, A QUIET MEMPHIS SUBURB, BILL DOOLIN IS CALLED BACK FROM RETIREMENT TO INVESTIGATE A HIGH-PROFILE COLD CASE. LAU'S COLLEAGUE'S MURDER IN FRANKLIN CITY BRINGS THE TWO HUNTERS TOGETHER. THEY JOIN FORCES TO FIND LAU'S DAUGHTER BEFORE HER KIDNAPPERS TAKE HER BEYOND REACH.
WHILE SEARCHING BOTH BILL AND LAU UNCOVER DARK SECRETS ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT ADDS MORE URGENCY TO THEIR HUNT AND PROMISES TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES FOREVER. WILL THEY FIND THE CHILD IN TIME? WILL THE TWO HUNTERS BE ABLE TO RECONCILE THEIR LIVES WITH WHAT EACH DISCOVERED? COME ALONG AND FIND OUT
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WHAT REVIEWERS SAY: I thought the main topic of this book would be hard to stomach but it was handled effortlessly by the author. He has shed a blinding light on the travesty of child laundering and at the same time had me laughing with the characters and aching for the return of little Anna to her parents. Then he threw in a major plot twist that had me grinning like a lunatic. A fantastic read all around-THE SILENT SCREAMER BOOK BLOG On the edge of your seat, this story keeps you up way past your bedtime-GOODREADS
A CHILD'S KIDNAPPING IN HONG KONG EXPOSES A WORLD MORE TERRIFYING THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE BASED ON TRUE EVENTS HONG KONG POLICE DETECTIVE WILLIAM LAU'S DAUGHTER FALLS INTO THE HANDS OF CHILD LAUNDERS. THESE "BABY BROKERS" FORGE A NEW IDENTITY FOR THE STOLEN CHILD, ENABLING THEM TO SHIP THE CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. THEY THEN SELL THEM TO WEALTHY FAMILIES UNABLE TO LEGALLY ADOPT. THOSE NOT ADOPTED ARE PASSED ON TO SLAVE LABOR OR ORGAN DONATION. DESPERATE TO FIND HIS CHILD, LAU'S PURSUIT LEADS HIM TO MEMPHIS TENNESSEE.
MEANWHILE IN FRANKLIN CITY, A QUIET MEMPHIS SUBURB, BILL DOOLIN IS CALLED BACK FROM RETIREMENT TO INVESTIGATE A HIGH-PROFILE COLD CASE. LAU'S COLLEAGUE'S MURDER IN FRANKLIN CITY BRINGS THE TWO HUNTERS TOGETHER. THEY JOIN FORCES TO FIND LAU'S DAUGHTER BEFORE HER KIDNAPPERS TAKE HER BEYOND REACH.
WHILE SEARCHING BOTH BILL AND LAU UNCOVER DARK SECRETS ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT ADDS MORE URGENCY TO THEIR HUNT AND PROMISES TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES FOREVER. WILL THEY FIND THE CHILD IN TIME? WILL THE TWO HUNTERS BE ABLE TO RECONCILE THEIR LIVES WITH WHAT EACH DISCOVERED? COME ALONG AND FIND OUT