Death, mystery, and suspense take center stage once again in Robert Dugoni’s fourth book in the Detective Tracy Crosswhite police procedural series: Death, mystery, and suspense take center stage once again in Robert Dugoni’s fourth book in the Detective Tracy Crosswhite police procedural series: The Trapped Girl. Tracey and her partner Detective Kins Rowe are called to Puget Sound where a woman’s body had been discovered in a cab pot. Identifying the victim won’t be easy though. Eventually evidence surfaces that the woman may be one who disappeared months ago when climbing Mount Rainier and the Seattle police department team must work with the Pierce County sheriff’s office.
Tracy feels realistic and authentic as she continues to struggle with the guilt for not being there to protect her sister years ago while she works the case involving a young woman who died. She loves the mental and physical challenges of the job. It was fascinating to see her approach the evidence from a visual versus an analytical standpoint near the end of the investigation. Her struggles with the captain of the police department’s Violent Crimes Section, Johnny Nolasco, aren’t quite apparent as he was investigated for some of his prior cases. Tracy’s boyfriend, Dan O’Leary, is a lawyer who’s adept, strong, and sensitive but didn’t play as large a role in this one until near the end of the book. I also enjoyed seeing Detective Vic Fazzio have a larger role in the investigation. Dugoni uses vivid descriptions that help a reader to better understand the environment whether it is the task force office or a small town. The story also uses flashback scenes from a point of view other than Tracy’s without derailing the pacing. The plot has several twists within the intricate story that’s full of betrayal, greed, deception, lies, murder, and more.
The storyline is engaging, suspenseful, and includes some tense scenes. This engrossing crime novel keeps you on the edge of your seat. Besides the investigation, readers get insight into Tracy’s dynamics with her co-workers, Dan, and those in other police departments. The author has weaved another installment involving murder, relationships, grief, lies, the pursuit of justice, and much more.
Overall, this well-written book has well-developed and compelling characters. If you are expecting a solid series that will have mysteries, suspense, crime, action, and a little romance, then this is a series that I recommend. It should be read in order. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
I purchased a copy of this novel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. The publication date was January 24, 2017. ----------------------------------------- My 4.13 rounded to 4 stars review is coming soon....more
Murder, mystery, suspense, and action take center stage in Robert Dugoni’s second book in the Tracy Crosswhite police procedural series: Her Final Murder, mystery, suspense, and action take center stage in Robert Dugoni’s second book in the Tracy Crosswhite police procedural series: Her Final Breath. She has just returned to her job as a Seattle homicide detective after taking leave for the retrial of her sister’s killer. However, she and her partner, Detective Kinsington “Kins” Rowe, are soon drawn into a new case. A serial killer known as the Cowboy is killing young dancers in cheap motels. With few clues, a task force is formed with Tracy as the lead. On top of that, she is being stalked. Is it the Cowboy or a copycat?
Tracy feels realistic and authentic as she continues to struggle with the guilt for not being there to protect her sister years ago while she works the case involving young women being murdered. She loves the mental and physical challenges of the job. Additionally, she is mentoring a young police officer needing to pass her firearms qualification test. Her struggles with the captain of the police department’s Violent Crimes Section, Johnny Nolasco, continues to provide another layer of conflict to the story line. Tracy’s boyfriend, Dan O’Leary, is a lawyer who’s adept, strong, and sensitive and continues to be a major secondary character in the series.
Dugoni uses vivid descriptions that help a reader to better understand the environment whether it is the task force office or Tracy’s home. The story is complex with several possible culprits and a couple of twists. My only quibbles are that it was slightly slow in a couple of places, and the serial killer was a little too easy to guess.
The storyline is engaging, suspenseful, and includes some very tense scenes. This engrossing crime novel keeps you on the edge of your seat as the race is on to find the killer. Besides the investigation, readers get insight into Tracy’s dynamics with her co-workers, Dan, and a couple of young police officers. The author has weaved another installment involving murder, relationships, balancing work and family, grief, lies, the pursuit of justice, and much more.
Overall, this book has well-developed and relatable main and secondary characters. If you are expecting a solid series that will have mysteries, suspense, crime, action, and a little romance, then this is a series that I recommend. I recommend it to those who enjoy police procedurals, mysteries and crime novels and am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
I purchased a copy of this novel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. The publication date was September 15, 2015. ------------------------------------------ My 4.27 rounded to 4 stars review is coming soon....more
Death, mystery, and suspense take center stage in Robert Dugoni’s third book in the Detective Tracy Crosswhite police procedural series: In the CleDeath, mystery, and suspense take center stage in Robert Dugoni’s third book in the Detective Tracy Crosswhite police procedural series: In the Clearing. In a departure from the previous books, two different cases are the focus of this novel set in Seattle and Stoneridge, Washington. In the first case, it seems like an easy case for the team where the wife shoots her husband and confesses. Tracy’s partner Detective Kinsington Rowe takes the lead on it while she helps periodically, but mainly focuses on a cold case in Stoneridge. A friend is the local sheriff and found a file her father kept from when he was a young investigating deputy and wants Tracy to look at it. Did the girl jump or did something more sinister occur 40 years ago?
Tracy feels realistic and authentic as she continues to struggle with the guilt for not being there to protect her sister years ago while she works the case involving a young woman who died. She loves the mental and physical challenges of the job. However, I didn’t see the growth or dynamics of her character as much in this book. Her struggles with the captain of the police department’s Violent Crimes Section, Johnny Nolasco, aren’t apparent as he is investigated. Tracy’s boyfriend, Dan O’Leary, is a lawyer who’s adept, strong, and sensitive but didn’t play as large a role in this one.
Dugoni uses vivid descriptions that help a reader to better understand the environment whether it is the task force office or a small town. He did a great job of depicting the small-town environment and the importance of sports to the athletes as well as the community. The two cases are complex with several twists and he does a great job of balancing the two cases without adversely affecting the flow.
The storyline is engaging, suspenseful, and includes some tense scenes. This engrossing crime novel keeps you on the edge of your seat. Besides the investigation, readers get insight into Tracy’s dynamics with her co-workers, Dan, and her former police academy classmate. The author has weaved another installment involving murder, relationships, balancing work and family, grief, lies, the pursuit of justice, and much more.
Overall, this book has well-developed with relatable main and secondary characters. If you are expecting a solid series that will have mysteries, suspense, crime, action, and a little romance, then this is a series that I recommend. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
I purchased a copy of this novel. All opinions expressed in this review are my own. The publication date was May 17, 2016. ----------------------------------------- My 4.11 rounded to 4 stars review is coming soon....more
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