A review by wsk56
Origin by Diana Abu-Jaber

4.0

I found this novel to be satisfying on several levels. It is a mystery surrounding a series of apparent SIDS deaths involving babies living near Syracuse, NY. The main character, Lena Dawson, is a fingerprint expert and supposedly intuitive about evidence, especially in cases involving children. As she helps investigate whether a baby killer is lurking around Syracuse, Lena is drawn into the mystery of her own beginnings. Taken in as a foster child by her parents as a very young child, she is haunted by memories of an ape mother comforting her before her rescue. Lena has many questions to investigate about the deaths of the babies and of her own history. The story did have a few flaws; but, overall I enjoyed the mystery and the characters.