Three Weeks to Say Goodbye by C.J. Box

Jack and Melissa McGuane are thrilled that they are parents, having adopted their daughter, Angelina, nine months ago. Their nightmare begins when they get a call from a woman at the adoption agency telling them that the birth father never signed his rights away. The father, Garrett, is a high school student and the son of influental Denver Judge John Moreland. Garrett wants his baby back and the McGuanes are too devastated to imagine their lives without Angelina. When Jack and Melissa meet Garrett and his father, they realize that Garrett couldn't care less about her. It is Judge Moreland who wants the baby, although they can't figure out why. The judge gives the couple three final weeks with Angelina. With help from their friends, albeit with little money or influence, Jack and Melissa try to figure out some way to keep their little girl. This is C.J. Box's second stand-alone novel. He follows in the footsteps of other mystery writers who have starting writing thrillers (Harlan Coben, Robert Crais, Linwood Barclay, Jeff Abbott, and David Rosenfelt). I could hardly put it down.