A review by snowmaiden
Origin by Diana Abu-Jaber

5.0

I don’t usually read this kind of novel, but last spring I read [b: Crescent|773454|Crescent|Diana Abu-Jaber|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348364325l/773454._SY75_.jpg|759505] by the same author, and since this was the only other book of hers our library owns, I decided to take a chance. This was much more than an ordinary thriller about a forensic expert. I identified very strongly with Lena, the eccentric protagonist. As she searches for a baby killer during a Syracuse winter and falls in love with a detective on the same case, Lena has to confront the realities of her own origins as an orphaned foster child. I can’t recommend this book highly enough.