A Steep Price

Author: Robert Dugoni
Genre: Suspense
Series: #6 in the Tracy Crosswhite series
Type: e-book
Source: NetGalley
Publisher: Thomas and Mercer
First Published: June 26, 2018
First Lines: "It had been more than a year since Seattle homicide detectives Del Castigliano and Vic Fazzio had worked a case in South Park, but the reason for their visits hadn't changed.  Someone had been murdered."

Book Description from GoodReads: Called in to consult after a young woman disappears, Tracy Crosswhite has the uneasy feeling that this is no ordinary missing-persons case. When the body turns up in an abandoned well, Tracy’s suspicions are confirmed. Estranged from her family, the victim had balked at an arranged marriage and had planned to attend graduate school. But someone cut her dreams short.

Solving the mystery behind the murder isn’t Tracy’s only challenge. The detective is keeping a secret of her own: she’s pregnant. And now her biggest fear seems to be coming true when a new detective arrives to replace her. Meanwhile, Tracy’s colleague Vic Fazzio is about to take a fall after his investigation into the murder of a local community activist turns violent and leaves an invaluable witness dead.

Two careers are on the line. And when more deadly secrets emerge, jobs might not be the only things at risk.

My Rating: 4 stars

My Review: In this sixth installment of the Tracy Crosswhite series, readers get a wonderful mix of police procedural, emotional connections to the characters and a few twists along the way.

There are two crimes being investigated by Tracy's team of detectives as well as a mystery surrounding a new detective who has suddenly appeared. But this time around, things also get personal as Dugoni weaves not only Tracy's personal life into the story, but readers get a better look into the lives of Tracy's fellow detectives Castigliano and Fazzio.

In A Steep Price, Robert Dugoni leads his characters through new life changes, provides some great suspense with two different story lines and introduces a few timely social, cultural and socioeconomic topics into the mix. 

This is one of my favourite, 'go-to', 'not-going-to-disappoint' police procedural/suspense series. If you're looking for a series with a strong female character, great twists, on-going character development, good banter and a group of characters you'll look forward to seeing again and again, you need to get your hands on this series.

Note: this book can be read as a standalone but if you want to get the most out of this compulsively readable series, read it in order (start with My Sister's Grave).  You won't regret it. 

Disclaimer: This Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) was generously provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review.