This book felt like going home for this reader when Tracy returns to Cedar Grove, the small town of her childhood and the scene of her worst memories. Tracy returns to keep her family out of the line of fire when a mad man with a link to Tracy's past wants to hunt her down.
This 11th book in the series is tightly connected to the first book, My Sister's Grave (which I read almost 10 years ago!). To better understand Tracy's history and its emotional impact on her, I strongly recommend you at least read the first book in the series so you understand the backstory and loss that will always haunt Tracy.
One of the strengths of this series is its secondary characters and we see a bit of Faz and Kins but they lie low for the most part. Instead, we meet a unique, new character who Tracy meets in Cedar Grove and through this relationship Tracy undergoes rigorous (and well-described) training to improve her shooting skills.
This is a non-stop, tension-filled, twisted game of cat and mouse and while I saw the big twist coming, it was satisfying to see it all play out. This is a story of revenge and a past that has come back to haunt Tracy.
I'm not sure how long this series will continue but I am in it for the long haul. If you haven't yet picked up a book by Robert Dugoni, you're going to want to fix that right away. He's got lots of series (and a couple of standalones) to choose from and I just know you'll love them.
Disclaimer: My sincere thanks to the publisher for the complimentary advanced digital copy of this book which was given in exchange for my honest review.
My Rating: 5 stars
Author: Robert Dugoni
Genre: Suspense, Police Procedural
Series: Tracy Crosswhite 11
Type and Source: ebook from publisher via NetGalley
Publisher: Thomas and Mercer
First Published: May 27, 2025
Read: May 15 - 20, 2025
Book Description from GoodReads: A killer fueled by revenge. A detective haunted by the past. They are headed for a high-stakes showdown in this bone-chilling new Tracy Crosswhite novel by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.
Detective Tracy Crosswhite isn’t one to lose her cool. Until her interrogation of the taunting and malicious Erik Schmidt, a suspect in two cold case killings. Schmidt also has unnerving ties to the monster who murdered Tracy’s sister, stirring memories of the crime that shaped Tracy’s life. After a critical mistake during a shooting exercise, Tracy breaks.
Haunted by nightmares and flashbacks, Tracy heads to her hometown of Cedar Grove to refocus. Just a peaceful getaway with her husband, her daughter, and their nanny at their weekend house. But Tracy’s sleepless nights are only beginning. A legal glitch has allowed Schmidt to go free. And Tracy has every reason to fear that he’s followed her.
Forced into a twisted game of cat and mouse, Tracy must draw on all her training, wits, and strength to defeat a master criminal before he takes away everyone Tracy loves.
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