Lt. Eve Dallas walks a tightrope between her professional duties and her private demons. When Trudy Lombard shows up, it's all Eve can do to hold it together. Instantly, she's plunged back into the past, to the days when she was a vulnerable, traumatized girl – trapped in foster care with the twisted woman who now sits in front of her, smiling. When Trudy is killed, Eve investigates. 26th in the series.