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Police therapist Dot Meyerhoff helps a young woman find her birth parents and unburies dark family secrets in this psychological thriller. Police psychologist Dot Meyerhoff�s caseload is usually filled with cops�which is why she�s hesitant to help an adopted teenager locate her birth parents. But the teen�s godmother is Dot�s dear friend Fran and a police widow to boot. How could Dot possibly say no? Once Dot starts digging into the case, though, she�s drawn into a murky world of illegal adoptions and the choices a young pregnant woman might make as a last resort. Soon there�s only one thing Dot knows for sure: the painful truth of what happened all those years ago might heal one family�but it�s certain to destroy another. �Call Me Carmela is a firecracker of a read, a tour de force.� �Deborah Crombie, New York Times�bestselling author of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James novels �Ellen Kirschman sees into people�s hearts: not just those of the victims, or of the good guys, but the hearts of all her characters. With a rare delicacy of language she lets us know that no one�s innocent, but no one�s past redemption, either�except those who refuse to try.� �SJ Rozan, Edgar Award�winning author of The Mayors of New York Praise for the Dot Meyerhoff Mysteries �Riveting, compelling and authentic! Ellen Kirschman's been-there done-that experience makes this a real standout.� �Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha Award�winning author of The House Guest �Psychological thriller writing at its finest.� �D.P. Lyle, Edgar Award�nominated author of the Jake Longly and Dub Walker series �An inherently absorbing read from beginning to end and marks author Ellen Kirschman as a novelist of exceptional storytelling talent.� �Midwest Book Review �Gutsy and emotionally anchored in real life.� �Hallie Ephron, New York Times�bestselling author of Careful What You Wish For �Ellen Kirschman is one to watch.� �Bookreporter.com