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Name: Raising Abel
Author: Kathleen O'Neal Gear

When Veronica Tremain’s brother is brutally murdered, she teams up with the FBI to investigate a chilling conspiracy that points to genetics professors—and an unusual child—at the center of a sinister plot. The case intertwines forensic science, genetics, and a race against time to uncover the truth.

First publish date: 2002

Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction

Authors: Kathleen O'Neal Gear

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