If I Had Two Lives by A.B. Whelen

 

Vicky Collins has the perfect life she has worked for.  Three months ago she was transferred to the FBI which has been her career goal.  She is in a long-term relationship with a man she loves and has a wonderful family and friends.  But all of that changes the day her supervisor calls her into his office.

During a routine DNA check in a case, Vicky was identified as a sibling of the person being investigated.  It appears that he is a brother that she never knew she had.  But the FBI sees it as her falsifying her job application and puts her on leave.

Vicky goes to her parents' house immediately but her mother denies that they had another child that they put out for adoption. Are her parents lying to her?  Have they always been? Things continue to get worse when it appears that this supposed sibling may be tied to the serial killer investigation Vicky and her partner had been working on.  Can she get the truth?

A. B. Whelan has written a fast paced thriller that will engage the reader.  There are lots of twists and turns in the book, some foreseen and some that are a total surprise.  Vicky learns what is important to her when it all is about to be taken away.  This book is recommended for mystery readers.