When Tough Cookies Crumble

This true crime memoir is about a murder written from the perspective of the victim's best friend.

As young soldiers in Korea in the late 1970s, Janice Starr and Eva Booker found themselves on the front lines of the women's liberation movement, pushing the boundaries of what women could do in their professional and personal lives. Navigating jobs, school, interracial dating, and a playgirl lifestyle were among the challenges they faced when they relocated to the Washington, D.C. area together, where their bond was often tested but never broken.

Three months after Janice moved to southern Virginia on her own in the summer of 1981, she disappeared without a trace. Eva knew Janice had been murdered-and who did it-but the only one who believed her was Detective Kay Lewis. Together these tough cookies wouldn't stop until they found Janice ... and justice.