Published by Thomas & Mercer Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
racy Crosswhite is back in the 9th installment of the Tracy Crosswhite series! Tracy has been approached by Anita Childress whose mother; Lisa Childress went missing when Anita was 2 years old. Anita has always wondered what happened to her mother as her body was never found and the police only focused on her father as the prime suspect. Tracy, who works in cold cases, agrees to investigate the case. Soon Tracy finds that there is more to this story than meets the eye. Lisa Childress was an investigative reporter who was meeting a source in the middle of the night, when she went missing.
Has Tracy bit off more than she can chew with this case? Who was Lisa Childress meeting that night? What was she investigating?
I will admit that after the gripping and riveting opening chapter of the book, things took a slower turn, and I struggled a little with the book. Then the 50 % mark came and WOWZA, Dugoni kicked things into high gear, and I could not get enough. The first part of this book builds the story and mystery and the second half had me fully invested and wanting more.
This book is heavy on detective work and showcases Tracy personality and detective work. She will not let things go due in part to her dedication to her job also due to her competitive nature. She doesn’t mind ruffling a few feathers if it means solving a case.
Dugoni delivers every time, although this was slow in the beginning for me, it paid off and he has me wanting more and looking forward to book #10.
Thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.