The Real Dad: a novel of suspense by Mary Lynn Roddy

It was as much of a shock to them as the first surprise visit by police. The final indignation, the ultimate insult to them both, was Nathan's 1975 arrest.

As an interracial couple with two white sons, they had handled the disparaging looks and life's little harassments with aplomb.

The boys from her previous marriage understood. Lulie had  at last found the stepdad of her dreams, and for six blissful  years, they'd been married.

The cops told her nothing.

"What do you even think my husband's done?"