The Child by Fiona Barton

She left her hospital room for a few minutes to take a shower.  Her baby was sleeping peacefully and she wouldn't be gone long.  But when she came back, the baby was gone!

Berkley and Net Galley allowed me to read this book for review (thank you).  It will be published June 27th.

When the reporter was looking for general interest stories, she ran across a small article about baby bones being found at demolition site.  That sounded intriguing and she began digging into it.  What she discovers will change her life.

The body is found in an area that has been deteriorating over the years.  It has been acquired for new development but finding a body slows it down a bit.

Kate is a bulldog about her stories.  She has contacts all over and utilizes them to find out how many babies were reported missing forty years ago or so.  She finds three and decides the most recent might be her baby.  She finds the mother with more inquiry and goes to visit her.  Soon she's convinced the baby must be Alice but why would someone murder a baby?

The story gets more complicated.  With a woman obsessed with a man, sexual predators and drugs, a grieving family and another mother grieving a dead baby there's lots going on.  As the story plays out, you begin to realize no one is innocent.  

The final twist at the end is what makes the story unforgettable.  The story twists and ties around itself but at the end there are no secrets.  Now everybody has to pick up the pieces and move on.