The Three — Allan McLeod

Money, power, and greed robbed three women of their birth parents. The truth, which would destroy political, corporate, and family dynasties, must never be known. Paige Harrington, renowned free-lance journalist, is asked to write a story about Abigail Hoyt, a beloved Manhattan socialite who has been murdered. Early on, Paige discovers Abigail had been searching for her lost niece by tracing the lives of three women born the same day in the same hospital as her niece. The three women have become professional, successful adults, whose lives begin to intersect in interesting and powerful ways as they discover the truths of their births. In the last part of the story, Paige pieces together the last days and weeks of Abigail's life, carefully tracing each step, hoping to discover all that Abigail knew, hoping to discover what got her killed. Dangerous forces with ties to the White House, huge banking fortunes, and the Mafia try to stop her from learning the truth.