carriej64's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Love this series and enjoyed this story. Author is quite adept at description etc. Bothered by some fat phobia in the book… as in others of his.
wolfchanreads's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
samhend101's review against another edition
5.0
Dugoni is a favorite of mine. This series never disappoints!
Tracy finds herself on a slightly altered course following her return to work. Despite that, I am glad to see there was still the crossover in the cases.
Looking forward to see what other cases come her way and how this author handles Tracy's future.
Tracy finds herself on a slightly altered course following her return to work. Despite that, I am glad to see there was still the crossover in the cases.
Looking forward to see what other cases come her way and how this author handles Tracy's future.
lorikeenom's review against another edition
4.0
Tracy Crosswhite returns from leave from being at home with her daughter. She expects to return to her position on violent crimes only to find that position filled. So she talked on cold cases, which will allow her more time with her husband and daughter .
Her first two cases are a missing 5 year old and 2 missing prostitutes. The second, has things in common with that with a missing jogger. Which in turn puts her back working with violent crimes and her old partner Kins.
I really enjoyed this one. Like I have all in this series. Robert Dugoni knows how to tell a story and keep you hooked until the end with twists and turns that will keep you guessing.
Her first two cases are a missing 5 year old and 2 missing prostitutes. The second, has things in common with that with a missing jogger. Which in turn puts her back working with violent crimes and her old partner Kins.
I really enjoyed this one. Like I have all in this series. Robert Dugoni knows how to tell a story and keep you hooked until the end with twists and turns that will keep you guessing.
jbrooks124's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Detective Tracy Crosswhite has returned from her maternity leave, only to find that she's been shifted off of her regular team and onto the cold case unit. Disgruntled and readjusting to her return to work, she immediately falls into an active missing persons case for a young woman who disappeared while running. The trail she was on is awfully close to where two prostitutes went missing within the last few years - are the cold cases related? Diving into another cold case regarding a missing five-year-old girl, Tracy immediately embraces her new role and digs deeply into the cozy neighborhood to find out just what secrets the neighbors are keeping.
As always, fabulously entertaining. My jaw literally dropped when I read the twist. I've been savoring this series and am not thrilled to be nearly caught up - I love having a series I'm invested in to look forward to! Thank goodness books 10 and 11 are still to come.
As always, fabulously entertaining. My jaw literally dropped when I read the twist. I've been savoring this series and am not thrilled to be nearly caught up - I love having a series I'm invested in to look forward to! Thank goodness books 10 and 11 are still to come.
shelfreflectionofficial's review against another edition
5.0
“I’d be lying if I didn’t tell you that walking out that door, leaving these cases unsolved, will be both the hardest and the easiest thing I’ve ever done.”
“Why the hardest?”
“Because I always believe I’m one phone call, one DNA hit away from solving another case.”
“And why the easiest?”
“Because I’m tired of lying to myself.”
Another installment of Robert Dugoni’s Tracy Crosswhite series, of which I’ve read #1 (unreviewed) and #7. Tracy Crosswhite is a great character and I love how we get to see her be a mom and wife and a BA detective.
Coming off of the last book, Tracy had to take some time off work from the trauma. Upon her return to work she finds herself out of her A team detective job and relegated to the Cold Case department. Not one to give up or give in, she accepts the less-than-desirable lot she has been given by her captain/nemesis and dives all in.
We end up with a multi-level plot as Tracy re-opens a cold case file on an abducted little girl, the files of two abducted prostitutes, and, due to low personnel, joins her friend Kins on an active missing person’s case—a young female runner.
Will Tracy’s new job description keep her away from the action? Can she overcome the hopelessness of closed case files? Is she really just one phone call away from solving another case, or is it a self-concocted lie to boost morale?
One of Tracy’s defining characteristics is her life obsession with saving young girls the way she couldn’t do for her sister (see book one- My Sister’s Grave). Looking at her cases’ victims, we see that theme playing out again in this book. But her passion and drive, inspired by her sister’s death, is what makes her such a good detective.
A typical police procedural book, we follow Tracy on her clue-finding, question-asking, gut-following, deduction-making investigations. To my pleasant surprise, what seems to be pretty straightforward at the beginning, became a lot more convoluted than I expected by the time I was halfway through the book.
I will say, the book begins with the child’s abduction, but the majority of the book focuses more on the active missing person’s case. The child abduction case is not forgotten by any means, it just isn’t the prominent thread like you would think with it being the opening scene.
I thought this was a great book and I read it pretty fast. If you’ve never read a Tracy Crosswhite book, I would recommend starting at the beginning. If you’re already a fan, this one will be reminiscent of the previous books, offering a page-turning mystery with likable characters, a little humor, and a relatively clean bill of content.
I’ve read several from Dugoni’s series, and I’ve found I really like his books. You can check out his David Sloane series (unreviewed so far) and his Charles Jenkins series as well. Both I would recommend.
One other side note: Dugoni included a blurb in the back of the book indicating that this book was written during the Covid-19 quarantine. He said he received numerous emails from readers thanking him for allowing them to “escape their homes and the difficulties and loneliness they were enduring.” He chose not to include the Covid pandemic in this novel because he believes the primary purpose of a novel is to “entertain.” And I agree! I think there are a lot of us who are tired of hearing about Covid. We don’t want to have to read it in our novels too! I appreciated this sentiment to maintain some normalcy and escapism in his novels in this sense.
**Received an ARC via NetGalley**
For more reviews on books of all genres, check out my website: www.shelfreflection.com!
“Why the hardest?”
“Because I always believe I’m one phone call, one DNA hit away from solving another case.”
“And why the easiest?”
“Because I’m tired of lying to myself.”
Another installment of Robert Dugoni’s Tracy Crosswhite series, of which I’ve read #1 (unreviewed) and #7. Tracy Crosswhite is a great character and I love how we get to see her be a mom and wife and a BA detective.
Coming off of the last book, Tracy had to take some time off work from the trauma. Upon her return to work she finds herself out of her A team detective job and relegated to the Cold Case department. Not one to give up or give in, she accepts the less-than-desirable lot she has been given by her captain/nemesis and dives all in.
We end up with a multi-level plot as Tracy re-opens a cold case file on an abducted little girl, the files of two abducted prostitutes, and, due to low personnel, joins her friend Kins on an active missing person’s case—a young female runner.
Will Tracy’s new job description keep her away from the action? Can she overcome the hopelessness of closed case files? Is she really just one phone call away from solving another case, or is it a self-concocted lie to boost morale?
One of Tracy’s defining characteristics is her life obsession with saving young girls the way she couldn’t do for her sister (see book one- My Sister’s Grave). Looking at her cases’ victims, we see that theme playing out again in this book. But her passion and drive, inspired by her sister’s death, is what makes her such a good detective.
A typical police procedural book, we follow Tracy on her clue-finding, question-asking, gut-following, deduction-making investigations. To my pleasant surprise, what seems to be pretty straightforward at the beginning, became a lot more convoluted than I expected by the time I was halfway through the book.
I will say, the book begins with the child’s abduction, but the majority of the book focuses more on the active missing person’s case. The child abduction case is not forgotten by any means, it just isn’t the prominent thread like you would think with it being the opening scene.
I thought this was a great book and I read it pretty fast. If you’ve never read a Tracy Crosswhite book, I would recommend starting at the beginning. If you’re already a fan, this one will be reminiscent of the previous books, offering a page-turning mystery with likable characters, a little humor, and a relatively clean bill of content.
I’ve read several from Dugoni’s series, and I’ve found I really like his books. You can check out his David Sloane series (unreviewed so far) and his Charles Jenkins series as well. Both I would recommend.
One other side note: Dugoni included a blurb in the back of the book indicating that this book was written during the Covid-19 quarantine. He said he received numerous emails from readers thanking him for allowing them to “escape their homes and the difficulties and loneliness they were enduring.” He chose not to include the Covid pandemic in this novel because he believes the primary purpose of a novel is to “entertain.” And I agree! I think there are a lot of us who are tired of hearing about Covid. We don’t want to have to read it in our novels too! I appreciated this sentiment to maintain some normalcy and escapism in his novels in this sense.
**Received an ARC via NetGalley**
For more reviews on books of all genres, check out my website: www.shelfreflection.com!
myrdyr's review against another edition
4.0
4.25/5 stars. Dugoni is back on track. I really enjoyed this addition to the series.
lynnreadsalot's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.25
kenneys0615's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5