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When a shocking article appears on the front page of the school newspaper, claiming a baby was discovered in a dumpster sixteen years ago, reporter Gavin Winslow turns to his friend Jennie for help. Their investigation reveals that the baby in question is their former classmate Annie Phillips, now grown up and back at school. As Jennie digs deeper, past secrets surface and the questions grow more tangled. With no one to trust, she must confront a mystery that threatens to uncover buried truths while testing her faith and courage.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Patricia H. Rushford
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