I’ve been reading books in Robert Dugoni’s Tracy Crosswhite series since 2014, when I first stumbled across My Sister’s Grave. I found it fascinating over the years to watch as Detective Crosswhite evolved as she worked to solve the long-cold case of her sister Sarah’s murder, then went on to other cases, along the way falling in love, getting married, having a child – and it always amazed me how Dugoni was so GOOD at writing a female protagonist without turning her into an object of any of the standards such as lust, derision, or pity. 

In What She Found, #9 in the Tracy Crosswhite series, the mystery revolves around Tracy’s attempt to solve the disappearance of investigative reporter Lisa Childress. Lisa’s daughter Anita is obsessed with the case (which Tracy can surely relate to) and Lisa’s father is one of the prime suspects. He has become  a pariah and now, after twenty-five years,  Anita desperately wants the truth, whatever it turns out to be.

Tracy begins by  reopening the potentially explosive investigations Lisa was following when she disappeared, including  an exposé of public corruption,  a drug task force scandal involving the Seattle PD; and a serial killer whose disappearance was as mysterious as Lisa’s.

It’s a complicated mess, and Tracy as usual does a masterful job sorting it all out. It’s impossible to say more without spoiling anything, so I’ll just say Dugoni has done it again–five stars, and thanks to Thomas & Merce and NeGalley for providing a copy in exchange for this honest review.