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Journal Entry 1 by cheesygiraffe from Florence, Alabama USA on Friday, September 08, 2006
 After clashing with clones and killers in last year's Origin in Death, New York City police lieutenant Eve Dallas ("Her eyes were the color of good, aged whiskey and were long like the rest of her. And like the rest of her, they were all cop") settles back into a more conventional mystery. In December 2059, a mysterious woman shows up in Eve's office claiming to be her "mama." It's Trudy Lombard, the cruel foster mom who took nine-year-old Eve in after Eve killed her abusive father. Trudy made Eve take cold baths and locked her in closets, among other torments, and now Trudy wants Eve to pay $2 million to keep her past a secret. Readers of the series will know how Roarke, Eve's rich, deadly husband, handles the situation; he tosses Trudy out on her ear. When Trudy is found murdered the next day, it's up to Eve to catch the killer and prove that neither she nor Roarke was behind the bludgeoning. All the action takes place over Christmas, and Eve, being Eve, complains about the foolishness of the holiday, but Roarke et al. continue to slowly teach Eve the virtues of love, family and friendship. This is number 22 in a series that still manages to feel fresh.
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Journal Entry 2 by cheesygiraffe from Florence, Alabama USA on Saturday, September 30, 2006
Great read. I can't get enough of Eve and Roarke. We find out a little more about Eve's past in foster care in this book. Hopefully in the next book Mavis has that damn baby. LOL
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Journal Entry 4 by AceofHearts at Mississauga, Ontario Canada on Monday, February 25, 2013
Trudy Lombard, one of Eve Dallas' foster mothers shows up in Eve's office. This sends Eve in a 'tizzy' because of her wretched past. Trudy is not there to renew old times but to blackmail Eve and especially Roarke. Trudy was a cruel foster mom who abused Eve. Roarke refuses to pay and threatens right back.
Trudy is found murdered the next day and it is up to Eve to find the killer.
In this story the reader pretty much knows who the killer is but along with Eve is constantly searching for what will trip the killer up. On a personal note, Christmas is getting in the way of the investigation but Eve is doing some soul searching and finding out the true values of love, family and friends.
This was not one of my favourites but still a decent story and loved Eve coming to terms with a bit more of her personal life.
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Memory in Death
