Save Me / Lisa Scottoline / 373 pages

The author poses an ethical dilemma. If there is a life or death crisis, do you save your own child or the children at hand? She explores the depth and character of a mother's love. She also addresses our litigious society and how legal advice influences our desire to do the right thing. Scottoline throws in how our past can haunt us until we resolve those issues. Then there's the international company (& a US Senator) that looks at the bottomline instead taking appropriate action. There's an awful lot in this book that the author somehow pulls together into a suspenseful plot. It's a quick read with a lot to think about. I thought it was more about the issues than the story though and the plot was driven by having everything turn out the right way.