Chosen for Death — Kate Flora

First in the Thea Kozak series, CHOSEN FOR DEATH is a haunting novel about adoption and the quest by those who yearn to find that part of themselves that was "given away" at birth -- a search that sometimes brings disastrous results.

Carrie thought that by finding her "real" parents, she would discover who she was and finally get on with her life.

But all it seems to have led to is her death.

The police have no leads and almost everyone seems willing to accept the murder as one of life's tragedies.

But one person can't let it go: Carrie's big sister Thea. Thea embarks on a quest to find Carrie's killer and confronts ugly facts that suggest she didn't know Carrie at all.

And that the Norman Rockwell foundation of their lives might be one horrific lie.