Deadly Blood - Paperback

Dallas attorney Stan Turner gets an unexpected appointment as the attorney-ad-litem for a teenager who is caught in the middle of an ugly divorce suit. Melody Monroe, who lost her parents in a tragic auto accident, is thrilled when she is finally adopted by a wealthy middle-aged couple Frank and Marjorie Monroe until she discovers they have ulterior motives for the adoption. When Frank is later found dead, Melody is accused of his murder and insists Stan defend her. Stan reluctantly takes the case but soon finds himself entangled in a web of lies, deception, and deceit.