Evil Exchange

by Joe Soll, Lori Paris

Overview

Imagine you are adopted, and find out that as an infant, you were sold on the black market by a notorious baby seller who falsified your birth certificate. Your world is shattered. Your life has been a lie. The truth seems unattainable unless you can find someone to help you get back what was stolen, your real identity. Todd Walters is a man on such a quest. With the aid of a former private investigator, Boots Beaumont, the two men will begin a search into the unknown. FBI agent Frank “Red” Barron, discovers a modern day baby selling ring that leads him on a cross-country chase to find those responsible for the horrific crimes. Specializing in private adoptions, Sheila Stiles is a ruthless attorney who caters to the wealthy. She leads a diabolical crew who will stop at nothing, including murder, to give their customers what they want. On a fateful collision course, these two powerful and parallel stories will culminate in an emotionally charged ending that will both enthrall and engage down to the very last word. Based on many true experiences and current events torn from today’s headlines, Evil Exchange is a chilling novel that exposes the dark side of adoption and will keep you on the edge of your chair from start to finish.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011801501
Publisher:	Joseph M Soll & Lori Paris
Publication date:	09/30/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	274
File size:	377 KB

About the Author

Joe Soll, L.C.S.W., author of Adoption Healing...a path to recovery is a psycho- therapist in private practice and an adopted person who was sold on the black market. Adoption Healing ranks in the top 5% of book sales on Amazon.com. He is also the co-author of Adoption Healing… the path to recovery for mothers who lost children to adoption with Karen Wilson Buterbaugh. He is the director and founder of Adoption Crossroads, a non-profit organization that helps reunite and give support to those separated by adoption. Joe has appeared on radio and television more than 300 times, and has given more than 130 lectures on adoption all over the world. Joe lives and works in Congers, NY. Lori Paris was born and raised in Southern California and attended the University of California at Santa Barbara. Lori is an adoptee who has been in reunion with her original parents for almost twenty years. Her first novel, Follow Your Heart, was published in 2002. The book is loosely based on some of the experiences Lori had while searching for and reuniting with her original parents. She felt compelled to write about it, fictionalizing the story and characters. Lori is also actively involved in an adoptee support group and enjoys communicating with other adoptees online. She has appeared on local television and radio, and has been the subject of a number of newspaper articles. Lori’s web site, www.authorsden.com/loriaparis, features a number of articles she’s written about search & reunion.

Editorial Reviews

"A really compelling opening, one of the most powerful hooks I've read in a long time. The story is gripping and fast paced. The scenes zip along with provocative dialogue. The plot is a 5 out of 5" - Reviewer from Writer's Digest.

Anon Reviewer

Evil Exchange by Lori Paris & Joe Soll, a gripping, deliciously readable novel, combines for the reader, the escapism of a true crime/suspense narrative – with the virtue of having experienced a vigorous, moral work-out. The theme is adoption, and the ripples of trauma that engulf families when an adoptee decides to search; and the main characters, painted with great care, navigate a common hidden darkness. . . that at the heart of every adoption reside issues of abandonment, loss, guilt.

David Kirschner

Evil Exchange is a fast packed action/adventure novel that is chock-full of intriguing characters and dangerous, life-altering situations. Ruthless criminals--willing to do the unspeakable--come to life in a baby-stealing adoption ring with shocking and often deadly results. The novel is informed by the authors' vast wealth of knowledge which clearly gives Evil Exchange its exciting edge. An intelligent and gripping work. Don't miss it.

Keri Caulfield

Lori Paris and Joe Soll have devised a clever way to alert the public to a dark aspect of adoption: black market babies. This is an area of adoption which most people, including some who are victims of this practice, are unaware. Infused with intrigue and suspense, the authors lead us on a journey of kidnapping and murder for the purpose of procuring babies for unsuspecting American prospective adoptive parents.

Nancy Verrier