Growing up, Nora Watts only knew one parent - her father. When he killed himself, she denied her grief and carried on with her life. Then a chance encounter with a veteran raises disturbing questions Nora can't ignore. Finding the truth about her father's life and his violent death takes her from Vancouver to Detroit. Thanks to a disastrous government policy starting in the 1950s, thousands of Canadian native children like Sam Watts were adopted by American families. In the Motor City, Nora discovers that the circumstances surrounding Sam's suicide are more unsettling than she'd imagined.

Raised by her father, Nora Watts denied her grief when he killed himself. A chance encounter with a veteran who knew him raises questions Nora can't ignore-- and finding the truth about her father's life and death takes her from Vancouver to Detroit. It seems, thanks to a disastrous government policy starting in the 1950s, thousands of Canadian native children like Sam were adopted by American families. Back in the Pacific Northwest, private investigator Jon Brazuca is looking into the overdose death of a billionaire's mistress. His search uncovers a ruthless opiate ring and a startling connection to Nora, the woman he'd once tried to befriend. It's not her father's old ties that could get Nora killed-- it's her own. -- adapted from publisher info