Evil Exchange [Paperback]

Lori Paris (Author), Joe Soll (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 13, 2007

Imagine you are adopted, and find out that as an infant, you were sold on the black market by a notorious baby seller who falsified your birth certificate. Your world is shattered. Your life has been a lie. The truth seems unattainable unless you can find someone to help you get back what was stolen, your real identity. Todd Walters is a man on such a quest. With the aid of a former private investigator, Boots Beaumont, the two men will begin a search into the unknown. FBI agent Frank Red Barron, discovers a modern day baby selling ring that leads him on a cross-country chase to find those responsible for the horrific crimes. Specializing in private adoptions, Sheila Stiles is a ruthless attorney who caters to the wealthy. She leads a diabolical crew who will stop at nothing, including murder, to give their customers what they want. On a fateful collision course, these two powerful and parallel stories will culminate in an emotionally charged ending that will both enthrall and engage down to the very last word. Based on many true experiences and current events torn from today s headlines, Evil Exchange is a chilling novel that exposes the dark side of adoption and will keep you on the edge of your chair from start to finish.

Editorial Reviews

Review

EVIL EXCHANGE by Lori Paris & Joe Soll, a gripping, deliciously readable novel, combines for the reader, the escapism of a true crime/suspense narrative with the virtue of having experienced a vigorous, moral work-out. The theme is adoption, and the ripples of trauma that engulf families when an adoptee decides to search; and the main characters, painted with great care, navigate a common hidden darkness. . . that at the heart of every adoption reside issues of abandonment, loss, emptiness and guilt. Using the format of a lively, entertaining novel, with a large cast of characters; Paris & Soll explore the minefield of family life, depicting how emotional time-bombs can, and often do, explode beneath a well-ordered surface. EVIL EXCHANGE is a must read socially meaningful novel, that sheds light on a complex subject, from multiple perspectives. - David Kirschner, PhD., Psychoanalyst, author of ADOPTION: Uncharted Waters... A Psychologist s Case Studies... Clinical & Forensic Issues. --David Kirschner, PhD

Lori Paris and Joe Soll have devised a clever way to alert the public to a dark aspect of adoption: black market babies. This is an area of adoption which most people, including some who are victims of this practice, are unaware. Infused with intrigue and suspense, the authors lead us on a journey of kidnapping and murder for the purpose of procuring babies for unsuspecting American prospective adoptive parents. One of the unfortunate results of this practice is that, unlike the hero of this story, most of the adopted people in this situation will never be able to know their own heritage. EVIL EXCHANGE reads like a detective story, but has an important message to impart about a practice that is still going on today. - Nancy Verrier, MFT, author of The Primal Wound and Coming Home to Self --Nancy Verrier, MA

EVIL EXCHANGE is a fast packed action/adventure novel that is chock-full of intriguing characters and dangerous, life-altering situations. Ruthless criminals--willing to do the unspeakable--come to life in a baby-stealing adoption ring with shocking and often deadly results. The novel is informed by the authors' vast wealth of knowledge which clearly gives Evil Exchange its exciting edge. An intelligent and gripping work. Don't miss it. - Kari Caulfield, Attorney and author of Pretty Blue. --Kari Caulfield, JD

About the Author

Lori Paris was born and raised in Southern California and attended the University of California at Santa Barbara. Lori is an adoptee who has been in reunion with her original parents for almost twenty years. Her first novel, Follow Your Heart, was published in 2002. The book is loosely based on some of the experiences Lori had while searching for and reuniting with her original parents. She felt compelled to write about it, fictionalizing the story and characters. Joe Soll, L.C.S.W., author of Adoption Healing...a path to recovery is a psychotherapist in private practice and an adopted person who was sold on the black market. Adoption Healing ranks in the top 5% of book sales on Amazon.com. He is also the co-author of Adoption Healing… the path to recovery for mothers who lost children to adoption with Karen Wilson Buterbaugh. He is the director and founder of Adoption Crossroads, a non-profit organization that helps reunite and give support to those separated by adoption

Product Details

• Paperback: 284 pages
• Publisher: WingSpan Press (March 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595941355
• ISBN-13: 978-1595941350
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,670,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joe Soll, the author of "Adoption Healing... a path to recovery", co-author of "Evil Exchange" and "Fatal Flight", is a psychotherapist and lecturer internationally recognized as an expert in adoption related issues. He is director and co-founder of Adoption Crossroads, an international, non-profit organization consisting of over 470 adoption agencies, mental health institutions and adoption search and support groups in 8 countries, representing over 500,000 individuals whose lives have been affected by adoption. Adoption Crossroads is dedicated to educating the public about adoption issues and reforming current adoption practices.

The director and founder of the Adoption Counseling Center in New York City, Mr. Soll is also co-organizer and co-chair of the NY State Adoption Agency Task Force; a member of Matilda Cuomo's 1993 Advisory Council on the "Adoption Option"; past exec. board member of the Amer. Adoption Congress and a trustee of the International Soundex Reunion Registry

Since 1989, Mr. Soll has organized and coordinated nine international mental health conferences on adoption attended by mental health professionals. He has been an expert witness in court about adoption related issues and has lectured widely at adoption agencies, social work schools, mental health facilities and mental health conferences in the U.S. and Canada.

Mr. Soll has appeared on Radio and Television over 250 times, given over 150 lectures on adoption related issues and has been acknowledged, quoted or featured in over four dozen newspapers, books and magazines.
He was portrayed as a therapist in the NBC Made-For-TV movie "The Other Mother", and recently played himself in the HBO Special "Reno Finds Her Mom". and was featured in the 2000 Global Japan award wining documentary, "Adoption Therapist: Joe Soll"

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read!!!, March 26, 2007

By 

Lisa Goldberg (Chestnut Ridge, Ny) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Evil Exchange (Paperback)

This is a suspenseful, gripping novel that grabs you from the first page and keeps you on a wild ride from cover to cover. Filled with dark truths about the world of adoption, the authors weave a tale of intrigue, excitement and mystery that it is filled with twists and turns that keep the reader enthralled. The authors story involves the reader with such depth, allowing the reader to travel the journey along with the characters. The authors write in a "grishamesque" style and this book should be on the best seller list!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Evil Exchange, April 11, 2011

By 

VictoriaB - See all my reviews

This review is from: Evil Exchange (Paperback)

From first page to last page this book held my attention! Although the subject matter is abhorent, the authors handle it truthfully and don't sugar coat the evils of adoption loss. The characters are diverse and come to life from the opening paragraph to the last period at the end of the book. I cheered the "good guys" and very quickly felt hate for the "bad guys". The name of Boots Beaumont's boat "Lost & Found" is particularly clever and meaningiful in many ways.

There aren't many books that held my attention quite the way "Evil Exchange" did. I look forward to more "Boots Beaumont" mysteries and hope that Boots won't retire anytime soon.

5.0 out of 5 stars evil exchange, December 5, 2008

By 

Nicole Fourchalk (vancouver, B.C.) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Evil Exchange (Paperback)

I really enjoyed reading this book.
I took it on my holiday and it was great to read by the pool.
I could put it down and then come back and get engaged in the story lines.
It was interesting and held my curiosity until the very end.