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Fiction · 2006 · PG-13

Memory in Death

by J. D. Robb

Eve's abusive foster mother resurfaces — and then turns up dead

Eve Dallas's "tough cop" exterior is shaken when her former foster mother demands money in exchange for protecting secrets from Dallas's childhood, a situation that becomes more complicated when the woman is found murdered.

For14+GenreFictionLength343 pagesRead time~9.5 hours

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Violence

A lot

Murder investigation; references to child abuse

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Some

Explicit sexual scenes between Eve and Roarke

Substance Use

Barely any

Moderate alcohol use

Emotional Intensity

Very heavy

Eve confronts childhood trauma and abuse; psychological exploration of survivor guilt

What this book is about

The 22nd In Death novel set in 2059. Eve Dallas's traumatic past collides with her present when Trudy Lombard, the foster mother who abused her as a child, appears at her home with a blackmail scheme. When Trudy is murdered, Eve becomes a suspect and must solve the case while confronting her darkest memories. Published in 2006.

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Child abuse depicted in Eve's memories

Explicit sexual content

Psychological trauma themes

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