Dempsy, New Jersey, is right across the river from New York City, and Ray Mitchell has returned there--his home town--from Los Angeles, where he has made a bundle as a screenwriter. Ray is white, and when he is attacked and badly beat...

Not long after Hannah, a college student, experiences increasing anxiety and a sudden collapse, all signs point to the surprising circumstances of her birth. Hannah soon learns from her parents that she was adopted and is the survivor...