Blood Ties: A Father Dowling Mystery

Henry Dolan's adopted granddaughter, Martha Lynch, wants to find her birth parents. Her adoptive parents are frantic, so Henry seeks out Father Dowling for help. Meanwhile Martha's birth father, Nathaniel Fleck, has contacted her birth mother, who turns to lawyer Amos Cadbury for advice. When Nathaniel is murdered two days later, Dowling and Amos must juggle their responsibilities to the families while trying to solve the murder.