Her Final Breath: Tracy Crosswhite, Book 2 (Unabridged)
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3.9 • 23 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Tracy Crosswhite returns in the second book in the page-turning series by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.
Homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite has returned to the police force after the sensational retrial of her sister’s killer. Still scarred from that ordeal, Tracy is pulled into an investigation that threatens to end her career, if not her life.
A serial killer known as the Cowboy is killing young women in cheap motels in North Seattle. Even after a stalker leaves a menacing message for Crosswhite, suggesting the killer or a copycat could be targeting her personally, she is charged with bringing the murderer to justice. With clues scarce and more victims dying, Tracy realizes the key to solving the murders may lie in a decade-old homicide investigation that others, including her captain, Johnny Nolasco, would prefer to keep buried. With the Cowboy on the hunt, can Tracy find the evidence to stop him, or will she become his next victim?
Customer Reviews
Second book in Tracy Crosswhite series!
Her Final Breath by Robert Dugoni is the second book in the Tracy Crosswhite series. In the first book they mentioned the case of Nicole Hansen, a young woman that was killed in a motel. The person had hog tied her so that if she relaxed, she strangled from the rope around her neck. The A-Team of the Violent Crimes section was unable to solve the case (Tracy was working on her sister’s murder case at the time) and after a month their boss, Captain Johnny Nolasco moved the case to the Cold Case Unit. Now Tracy Crosswhite and her team have another victim. The killer is escalating.
Tracy is also having trouble with her boss, Johnny Nolasco. He is determined to get rid of Tracy while making himself look good (he has carried this vendetta for twenty years)! He is setting Tracy up for failure with The Cowboy Killer case (as this guy has been dubbed). Tracy is enjoying her relationship with Dan O’Leary. He is still living in Cedar Grove, but he frequently drives to Seattle to spend time with Tracy. Dan also gets involved in the Cowboy Killer case. They have a case that was closed nine years earlier that could be related (Beth Stinson). It was closed by Captain Johnny Nolasco and his partner who were known for cutting corners (and working the evidence to frame who they believed was the guilty party). Tracy cannot work the case at work because of Captain Nolasco (he will not like it). Dan starts questioning the witnesses and Wayne Gerhardt (who was convicted of the crime). Can they find the killer in time? How many more victims will there be before they catch the Cowboy Killer?
Her Final Breath was a good book. It has a lot of twists and turns on the road to finding the killer. However, the killer was very obvious. I knew who it was from the moment the character was introduced (I avoided descriptive pronouns so there would not be a spoiler). The writer did provide some great clues and wrote a good mystery. I felt that Her Final Breath was a little long (it is longer than the first book and twice the length of a cozy mystery). I think there could have been some editing to make it a better novel (a lot of descriptive paragraphs). I give Her Final Breath 4.5 out of 5 stars (since I was able to solve the mystery). Robert Dugoni is a very skilled writer and I look forward to his next book.
I received a complimentary copy of Her Final Breath from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.