This book made me realize that I have more Robert books to add to my TBR!! The story is so thick and juicy!

Robert Dugoni does it again. Tracy Crosswhite is back at work after her maternity leave, working in cold cases. While investigating her cases, the daughter of a missing woman comes to Tracy for help, leading to a web of corruption that was completely unexpected.

It was nice to see Tracy back as the main protagonist in this novel. The last few, which I completely enjoyed, found her taking a bit of a backseat to some of the other characters. It brought me back to what I love about this series in the first place.

It is fast paced with a variety of interesting characters and circumstances. I can't wait for the next book!

Thank you to #NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Tracy Crosswhite is one of my favorite detectives, never wavering from what she believes is the right thing to do even when backed into a corner. What She Found is appropriately named and the title/cover pulls the reader in because we don't know either the "she" or what she found. While the story was slow to get going because of all the detail Dugoni painstakingly laid out for the reader, it quickly takes off, and just when the reader thinks the story is over, there's one last twist that left me smiling and nodding, satisfied with its resolution. I wonder if readers will see Tracy cross paths with Anita again? I feel there's a story there and hope it gets told. Thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to preview #WhatSheFound by Robert Dugoni. I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to Tracy's next adventure!

When Tracy, lead detective in cold cases is approached by Anita Childress, a reporter whose mother Lisa, also a reporter has been missing for 25 years, she cannot help but feel for her and sets out on a complicated investigation that ends up with unexpected surprises.

This was my first Robert Dugoni book and I enjoyed Tracy Crosswhite as a detective solving cold cases. Since this is the 9th book in the series, I felt I did not really get to know her as much as I would if I would have read all the books before this one.

Nevertheless, Tracy came across as an admirable character who stands for justice and believes in doing the right thing. This was a well plotted, suspenseful and tension filled thriller that was heavy on police procedural and had me turning the pages as fast as possible. The ending was anti-climatic and epilogue was a bit abrupt, but I guess that is only to pave the way for the next book in the series.

I certainly would like to start with Book 1 as I would love to see how all the characters mature and evolve over the course of this series.

I received an advanced digital copy from @netgalley to read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This book was published on August 23rd.

I was a bit annoyed at myself when I realised that this was book 9 in the Tracy Crosswhite series as I don't like reading a book that is in the middle of a series but trust me when I say this can be read as a stand-alone the only thing that I felt I missed out on was the development of the characters and there friendship.
This book starts off with a 25 year old cold
case of missing mother Lisa Childress.
Lisa is a journalist and goes missing late one night on her way to meet a source.
The police at the time think the husband killed her but with little evidence the case comes to a standstill.
Tracy soon realises that there is more to this case and even involves some of her fellow officers.
I really enjoyed this one so much that I have put book one on my reserve list at the library.
Tracy is a great female character that faces the same challenges as many mothers do, finding that perfect balance between work and family.
I loved the relationship she had with her
colleagues and liked how she could use them as her sounding board.
The only thing I did not like was that there was lots of names to remember not only from her cold case but from people she worked with and her family.

This was my first Robert Dugoni book and I very much enjoyed the character of Tracy Crosswhite as a cold case investigator. I found her sweet family provided relatability to her character and I love the names of her two dogs, Sherlock and Rex. How appropriate for a detective.

However, I do feel I was hampered by jumping into a series without the necessary background. Tracy is supposedly a superstar investigator but would it really have been that easy for Tracy to solve a 25 yr old cold case?

I appreciated the author’s afterward and his reason for writing a book with the theme he chose, but I feel it’s a bit of a tired trope and much of what happened simply stretched believability.

Drug running and police corruption are my two least favorite themes in detective fiction, which added to my dissatisfaction.

In the end, I liked it enough to finish and perhaps I will start the series with book #1.

“I want the truth, Detective. Whatever that may be. Even if finding out what happened to my mother means losing my father.”


The next book in the Tracy Crosswhite series!

It was kind of a comfort to come back and read another book in this series. I’ve been reading a lot of popular books but have been disappointed with some of the content. I like that when I read a Dugoni book it’s generally pretty clean, not a lot of profanity or sexual content.

This was a typical police procedural thriller where the main character is investigating a case.

The previous book showed Crosswhite being demoted to the Cold Case Department. And that’s where she still is.


In What She Found, Crosswhite is approached by Anita Childress, asking her to look into her mother’s case.

Her autistic mother, Lisa, disappeared when Anita was two (25 years ago). She was a really good reporter who often investigated cases without disclosing any details to her boss at the newspaper. Her husband was suspected of killing her but there was not enough evidence to convict.

It became a cold case.

Would Lisa really walk away from her family?
Would they find her body buried somewhere?
What could have caused anyone to murder her?

When Crosswhite discovers the cases Lisa was working on at the time of her disappearance, she must decide if it’s worth it to drudge up old crimes that may involve corruption in her very own police department.



When it comes to reviewing books in a series there’s not a lot to comment on. It’s the ninth book in the series and if you’re reading this one, you’ve probably read other books and know what to expect.

If you’ve never read a book in this series, you should start at the beginning!



I will make a few comments of some of the things discussed.

First, it’s mentioned that the term ‘Asperger’s’ is no longer politically correct. Hans Aspberger was a paediatrician in Austria. Recent information has come to light indicating he worked with the Nazi’s euthanasia program, possibly for low functioning people. I had not heard this before.

I recently read a book, On the Spectrum, that was very enlightening to me to help me understand autistics and I would recommend it.


Second, taking place near Seattle and revolving around the police force, there is some commentary on the ‘defund the police’ initiatives, which is kind of interesting to think about it from the perspective of a police officer in terms of how they handle publicity of certain cases.

This was an interesting quote from the book:

“‘They won’t defund,’ Melton said. ‘They’ll talk a good game about things like sending social workers into domestic disputes, but not one of those social workers is going in without an officer, and as soon as everyone realizes that downtown Seattle is now a graveyard, the way it was in the 1980s, and homicides and gun violence are up, the pendulum will swing back the other direction. It always does. Money talks, and tourism is going to take a huge hit.’”

Defunding the police has always been a baffling topic to me. Probably because ‘defund’ is not a clear or helpful term for what they actually mean. But either way, something to think about.


Lastly, some random, less serious comments:

- “she noted the time in the lower right corner of her computer”…. she is not a Mac user!

- Is it harder to solve crimes in Seattle because of all the rain washing away evidence so quickly??

- “she wet paper towels and cleaned off her daughter’s hands and mouth”… this is a clear ‘this book was written by a man’ detail because there are these really handy things called wipes and are more convenient and effective thing to use to clean up your child. Unless other moms do this… I don’t know, but it grosses me out.

- Tracy’s husband, Dan, buys a gazebo from Costco because they were on sale and he saved $600. I am a recent convert to Costco and I understand this sentence deep in my soul.

- Tracy says one of the hardest things for prisoners to get used to is the constant noise. And I had never thought about that before. So if I needed another reason to try to avoid prison, I’ve got it. Phew.



In conclusion, I liked this book and I’m looking forward to the next one. Seems like Tracy is going to stay on cold cases for awhile so we’ll see what case she solves next!

Im sick to the teeth of saying it at this stage but Ive yet to read a bad book by Robert Dugoni. Maybe his writing style and storytelling suits me down to the ground, I dont know, but every time I pick up one of his books I am all in with the story.

What She Found is no exception. The 9th in the excellent Tracy Crosswhite series and the second with her in charge of Cold Cases.
Tracy is contacted by Anita Childress whos mother went missing 25 years ago when Anita was only 2. Her mother was an investigative journalist who on the night she went missing was meeting a source in the early hours of the morning. The thing with her mother was, she never told anyone what she was working on or who she was meeting until she had the whole story. With no real leads to follow, the husband was suspected of her murder but never charged.

When Anita grew up she started her own investigating and found that her mother may have been working on some very serious cases of corruption and her life may have been in danger. She presents her findings to Tracy, who finds the details a little too close to home having spent a large part of her adult life searching for her missing sister.

Tracy agrees to look into the case and as she finds more threads of evidence she starts to uncover corruption that may go all the way to the top and may have been worth killing for!

Boy this is a great addition to the series. The subject matter and story are excellently told. Tracy as ever is a fantastic character to spend time with. Its another book by Dugoni that you get totally lost in. You forget what page you are on or how much you have read. Its just immensely readable.

Dugoni is quickly becoming my favourite author. I just love his books and this series never fails to excel.

Many thanks to the publisher for the ARC through Netgalley.

I found Robert Dugoni back in 2015 thanks to NetGalley. I got an email inviting me to read and review the 3rd book in the Tracy Crosswhite series, the newest book to be released at that time. The publisher was even nice enough to give me the prior books in the series so I could read them in order. I am so glad for that email 7 years ago! Robert Dugoni has quickly risen to be one of my favorite authors. I always recommend this series to others. I think what I love the most about these books is that they are great mysteries that keep me wanting to read more and 'clean' at the same time.
What She Found is the most recent release. As soon as I saw that there would be a new book, I absolutely had to request it! I recommend reading the short Amazon Original 'The Last Line' prior to reading this book as that is number 8.5 in the series.
Tracy Crosswhite is back with more cold cases to solve! I think I may actually like her more on cold cases than in the homicide department. I love how determined Tracy is. Maybe a little too determined at times, but she doesn't back down from anyone. She might step back and reevaluate her approach but she always gets done what she sets her mind to. Most of the characters in this book are likable. There are a few that I want to shake. But not as bad as some in previous books.

Wow this was such a great story, I couldn't put it down. Can't wait for the next one In this series!

This was the first book I read in this Series and by author, but it won't be the last. I will definetly be gking back and reading all the books in this Series.

I have read a few of Robert Dugoni’s previous books but What She Found was the first book I read in the Tracy Crosswhite series. It can definitely be read as a stand alone book but What She Found was the nineth book in this series. It was a crime fiction book that had a well crafted plot with lots of twists. It took place in Seattle, Washington. I have never been disappointed by reading a book by Robert Dugoni. He is a masterful and superb storyteller. What She Found grabbed my attention immediately from the tense, scary and unsettling beginning and did not let go until I finished reading the very last page.

Tracy Crosswhite had recently been tasked at working solo solving cold cases at the police headquarters in Seattle. She hoped she could bring closure to families of the victims. She liked working by herself and helping families finally find solace. Her hours also gave Tracy more time to spend with her husband Dan and young daughter Daniella. That pleased Tracy very much. Tracy had a personal history with cold cases. Her sister had disappeared years ago and no one was ever able to solve what had happened to her until just recently. Tracy was well respected for the years that she had worked for the Seattle police department. She had won three medals of valor for her outstanding achievements.

One day, Tracy got a call from a woman named Anita Childress. Anita was a reporter at the Seattle Times newspaper. Her story tugged at Tracy’s heartstrings and own memories. When the two agreed to meet for coffee, Anita confessed her ongoing obsession to find out the truth about what happened to her mother almost twenty-five years ago. Anita was a very young child when her mother Lisa Childress, then an investigative reporter for a newspaper that had since been reduced to only reporting digitally, left her house at 2 a.m. to meet a person who claimed to have information for her on a case she was investigating. Lisa, Anita’s mother, never returned home that night. The police force members that were assigned to investigate Anita’s mother’s disappearance suspected that either Anita’s father had murdered his wife or Lisa had wanted to disappear and start a new life. Anita’s father became their number 1 suspect. Her father was ostracized by the community and the press destroyed his reputation and infringed upon his privacy. His life was never the same but he devoted himself to making sure Anita was loved and cared for. Tracy decided she would try and help Anita find out what happened to her mother more than two decades ago but held no promises. What would Tracy uncover? Would Tracy Crosswhite be able to solve the cold case that concerned Lisa Childress and give Anita closure?

What She Found by Robert Dugoni was an addictive and twisty crime fiction book that was hard to put down. I kept thinking that I would read one more chapter and put it down to get some sleep but that was easier said than done. Robert Dugoni never seems to disappoint. What She Found was fast paced and suspenseful. I loved all the colorful characters but especially Tracy Crosswhite. She was strong and determined and stood up for what she believed. I love a story with a strong female protagonist and Tracy Crosswhite was most definitely that. This is a series that I will definitely go back and read the prior books. I look forward to reading Robert Dugoni’s next book and I highly recommend this book.

Thank you to Thomas & Mercer Publishers for allowing me to read What She Found by Robert Dugoni through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

What She Found by Robert Dugoni
Tracy Crosswhite #9

What if your mother disappeared a quarter century ago?
Is she still alive…or is she dead?
Did she leave…and if so…why?
What made her disappear and how can she…or her body…be found?
Her daughter wants to know…she wants closure…
Will what will the she and the cold case detective find?

What I liked;
* Tracy: cold case detective, wife, mother, decorated police officer, motivated, honest, diligent, resourceful, experienced, wise, able to see more than most, intriguing
* Anita Childress: adult, abandoned by her mother when she was two, seeking answers, reaches out to Tracy, journalist
* Lisa: investigative journalist, autistic, brilliant, focused, intrepid, disappeared and now being sought again 25 years later
* Dan: Tracy’s husband, loving father, lawyer, great partner, wise sounding board and support for Tracy
* Danielle: Tracy and Dan’s little girl
* The dogs and cat – had to look up the dog breed as I had no idea Rhodesian Ridgebacks were interbred with mastiffs and other canines – great animals to live with a family
* Some of the team that Tracy worked with in the past – they added friendship and support and a sense of history
* The writing, plot, pacing, and location
* The overlapping threads related to Lisa’s disappearance
* The research and investigation followed to find out what happened to Lisa
* That I cared about more than one of the characters
* Wishing that the corrupt police would be caught and forced to face their crimes – all of them
* The way journalism was used and the impact it can have
* That the story was believable
* Wondering what will happen in the series next
* All of it except…

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Knowing that there are corrupt police in the world that get away with crimes

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars

Detective Tracy Crosswhite has well and truly settled into her new role investigating cold cases. After uncovering a serial killer’s mass grave she’s closed some of the State’s decades long missing persons files. Although it’s been emotionally draining having to notify the families after the identification of each of the fourteen victims, working in cold cases means she gets to go home on time each night and play to her baby daughter Daniella and husband Dan. She’s pretty much her own boss but still has to report to Captain Johnny Nolasco, with whom she’s had a rocky relationship over the years. Fortunately, the new Chief of Police, Marcella Webber, has been supportive so far, particularly with Tracy’s current success making media headlines.

While still tidying up the paperwork for her last case, Tracy receives a call from a young woman, Anita Childress regarding the disappearance of her mother Lisa Childress twenty five years ago, when Anita was a young child. Lisa was a star journalist who kept the stories she was working on close to her chest until she was sure she had enough to publish. The night she went missing she told her husband she had to meet an important informant but didn’t tell anyone who it was or where they were meeting. Her car, with blood on the steering wheel later found next to a Greyhound terminal led the police to assume she had been murdered, with her husband their most likely suspect, despite any evidence.

Although Tracy’s Chief tells her to concentrate on the cold cases she already has, which have DNA that can now be followed up, the loss of her own sister, missing for twenty years before her remains were found, makes her feel for Anita’s need to find out what happened to her mother. Picking up the threads of Lisa’s investigation, Tracy finds herself treading in the dangerous waters surrounding drug raids, a special task force and police corruption and set her on a collision course with her new Chief.

This ninth novel in Dugoni’s popular Tracy Crosswhite series is another strong police procedural, featuring a strong and dedicated female detective putting her many talents to investigating cold cases. Although, now working on her own mostly at a desk, it was good to see Tracy’s old colleagues Faz and Del make an appearance, both at work and in her social life. Featuring less action than previous books in the series, the novel is nevertheless tightly plotted and suspenseful, featuring good old fashioned detective work, to not only solve the mystery of Lisa Childress’ disappearance but also expose a major coverup with far reaching consequences. With its self-contained plot the novel would work well as a stand-alone novel as well as a welcome addition for fans of the series.

What She Found by Robert Dugoni is book # 9 from the Tracy Crosswhite series. If you ask me, this is really good as a stand-alone, but to understand Tracy and her relationships with her friends, and why she is the way she is, it is best to read them in order.

Book #1, My sister’s Grave was a feast for all fans of crime thrillers, and with a cold case involved, I had simply fallen in love with Tracy and her determination to get to the truth. Following this, Tracy and her team are introduced and the author gave us some outstanding mind f*** puzzles to solve but from the last 2 books, Tracy is back to investigating cold cases, and believe you me that if you thought cold case investigation offers no thrills, then you better get your hands on In Her Tracks (book # 8) and you would know what I mean. What She Found, though, offers less adrenaline high but is packed with such intensity that it was a literal race from beginning to end.

The Last Line, the short story that showed Del and Faz at their early stages had a thread and an ending that I had hoped Robert Dugoni would develop into a full-fledged novel, and yes my wishes have been granted, that investigation ties up with Tracy’s current investigation of a missing reporter in What She Found. Anita Childress just wants to know what happened to her mother Lisa who just up and vanished 25 years ago in the course of meeting a source. Tracy has several leads to follow, each one thread thickening the maze into a no-light seen scenario.

Robert Dugoni has a style of writing that seems quite effortless and underneath all that layers has a core rooted in true crime. Drugs, police corruption, racism, different types of amnesia, there are more than enough subjects being opened up in this story and even though I wished for all bad guys to pay a price at the end kind of ending, the author has once again kept it true to reality and making me hope for another story that would bring about that ending. And Boy, am I glad for the sparks between the new Chief of Police and Tracy, after the political games with her captain Nolasco in the previous books, can’t wait to see what genie the author has coming out of his magic lamp with this one.

Many thanks to Net Galley, Thomas & Mercer, and the author for a chance to read and review this book. All opinions are expressed voluntarily.

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EXCERPT: She told him about Anita Childress and about what Tracy had learned about Anita's missing mother. 'It was originally considered a missing person case, not a homicide.'

'And how are you considering it?'

'Homicide. I don't have any doubt she's dead.'

'Has anyone considered otherwise?'

'It's statistics, Dan. Unless a missing woman is found within twenty-four hours, the odds of her being alive are greatly diminished. After twenty-five years . . .'

ABOUT 'WHAT SHE FOUND': Detective Tracy Crosswhite has agreed to look into the disappearance of investigative reporter Lisa Childress. Solving the cold case is an obsession for Lisa’s daughter, Anita. So is clearing the name of her father, a prime suspect who became a pariah. After twenty-five years, all Anita wants is the truth—no matter where it leads.

For Tracy, that means reopening the potentially explosive investigations Lisa was following on the dark night she vanished: an exposé of likely mayoral graft; the shocking rumors of a reserved city councilman’s criminal sex life; a drug task force scandal compromising the Seattle PD; and an elusive serial killer who disappeared just as mysteriously as Lisa.

As all the pieces come together, it becomes clear that Tracy is in the midst of a case that will push her loyalties and her resilience to the limit. What she uncovers will come with a greater price than anyone feared.

MY THOUGHTS: I'm always eagerly awaiting Dugoni's next Tracy Crosswhite book, and What She Found doesn't disappoint. Dugoni is an excellent storyteller, and I clung to the pages like a drowning woman to a raft.

I like cold case stories, and I have appreciated Tracy's change of tack so that she is able to spend more time with her husband and small daughter.

The mysteries are more difficult to solve too with the passing of so much time - in this case, twenty-five years. Witnesses have died, people have moved, or forgotten, and DNA wasn't collected for testing; so pickings can be relatively slim. But Tracy is like a dog with a bone; once she has her teeth in something she doesn't easily give up. And what she finds . . . well, you'll have to read the book to find that out, but I bet that when she started this investigation, she had no idea what she was going to uncover.

I like Tracy's character. She's not all 'gung-ho' and rushing into danger. She's a thinker; a strategist. I love the relationship she and lawyer husband Dan have. They are very supportive of one another.

Although she is no longer working closely with them, Faz and Del play a large part in this story, just not in roles we would normally associate them with.

This has been an amazing series and I can't wait to read book #10, a read I will approach with both anticipation and trepidation as this series was contracted for ten books. Let's wait and see.

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THE AUTHOR: A writer turned lawyer turned writer.
Robert Dugoni was born in Idaho and raised in Northern California the middle child of a family of ten siblings. Dugoni jokes that he didn't get much of a chance to talk, so he wrote. By the seventh grade he knew he wanted to be a writer.

Dugoni wrote his way to Stanford University, receiving writing awards along the way, and majored in communications/journalism and creative writing while working as a reporter for the Stanford Daily. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and worked briefly as a reporter in the Metro Office and the San Gabriel Valley Office of the Los Angeles Times.

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It has been a bit since we have had a Tracy Crosswhite story but this one was just what we needed. She has settled into the Cold Cases Unit and she does well being on her own and has hit her stride. When she gets a call from a woman looking for her mother who has been missing for over 2 decades she is not sure how she can help her but she begins looking. When her boss finds out she is looking into this case she tries to steer her clear but when Tracy finds clues she keeps going and when she finds the woman who went missing she finds much more than she just the woman but corruption deep inside the police department. If you have not read the short story between these novels, go find it, as it will shed some light into this case. Del and Faz play a part in working with Tracy, it was like the gang was back together.

My Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5

While this story was just as detailed and well-written as the others in this series, it felt slightly off for some reason. Maybe it's because I didn't feel any closure for the victims by the time all was said and done. And I get it; sometimes things don't end the way you think they should, especially when you're trying to solve a 25-year-old cold case, but I would have liked to have seen more of a resolution in terms of the players who were still alive by the time their deceptions were uncovered.

I will admit that I was pleasantly surprised by the truth surrounding Lisa Childress. That was definitely a twist that I hadn't expected, considering the information surrounding her disappearance. However, while it made for an interesting sub-story, I also felt that the author didn't use it to its full potential. As the storyline unfolded, I saw what happened to Lisa being used to lure at least one of the potential culprits out into the open, so I was disappointed that that never happened.

Looking only at the characters, I see more growth and development not only when you look at Tracy, who is now a wife and a mother, but also within those with whom she worked. While this could technically be read as a stand-alone, I would highly NOT recommend starting from the beginning because there is so much in terms of Tracy and what drives her and her relationships with her colleagues.

I would read more from this author.

DISCLAIMER: I received a complimentary copy of this novel from the publisher. This has not affected my review in any way. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are 100% my own.

What She Found by Robert Dugoni is the 9th installment in the police procedural series starting Seattle Police Department detective Tracy Crosswhite and I’m here for it!

Love this author, love this character, love this series. These aren’t super twisty, shocking or edgy, but guess what? Don’t care. Doesn’t really matter what the mystery is, if it’s a new Crosswhite novel, I’m gonna read it!

I always love to see these characters evolve and grow and Tracy’s character really shows depth and a different kind of perspective in this one. I adore the relationships she shares with Faz and Del and her perfectly supportive, Dan.

Can’t wait til the next installment!

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas& Mercer for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I am a big fan of the Tracey Crosswhite series, and this 9th edition did not disappoint! Tracey is working cold cases, a job she is enjoying because she can spend time with her family. Tracey has been asked to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a journalist, by the jounrlist's now adult daughter, who disappeared 25 years ago. With not a lot of progress made in the original investigation, Tracey thinks this will case go no where. However, Tracey's investigation leads her on a whole new investigation, one that someone will stop at nothing to make sure does not get solved. This one is a wild ride you won't want to put down!

Tracy Crosswhite knows what it's like to have lost someone to brutality and not have at least the closure of the crime being solved. That is what led her to become a police officer and still leads her to look for the missing and to look for murderers who have gotten away, for years, with what they did. Now she is the one woman Cold Case department detective and she already has so much good work behind her.

Lisa Childress disappeared twenty five years ago and her daughter, Anita, asks Tracy to take up her case. Finding out what happened all those years ago could expose her father as a murderer since he's the prime suspect in the case, even though there wasn't enough evidence to charge him. But, Lisa was working as an investigative reporter on several cases that could have gotten her in trouble and her case was just brushed aside without much of an investigation.

Where this case takes Tracy leads back to so much more than just a missing woman. Important people, now and then, don't want her to pursue the case and she's officially told to back away and look at other things. No chance of that! Tracy is on a trail, several trails, and she is not going to give up until she knows where they really lead. She may not get the answers she wants, she may not be able to do much with what she learns, but she has people on her side who are willing to back her and spread whatever word needs spreading.

I follow cold cases often and it is interesting to see a cold case detective at work. Having read all the Tracy Crosswhite stories I like having been there with her as she's perfected her skills and especially her nose for the rotten, out in the world and among those who should be keeping the world safe. We get to spend time with her while Tracy does the foot work. phone work, and whatever she needs to do to get this case moved forward and it's always fun to watch someone try to block her way, because it's not going to happen.