A Cold Trail

A Cold Trail (Tracy Crosswhite #7)
By: Robert Dugoni

I hadn't read any of his other Tracy Crosswhite books except the very first one. I don't know what's in between, but it worked out perfectly because this book takes place back in Cedar Grove and actually connects somewhat with book one! A girl thought to be murdered by the same person as Tracy's sister may not have been after all. Cedar Grove is a sketchy town and Tracy and her lawyer husband are both going to get to the bottom of murders and fraud alike.

I really enjoyed the book. Great writing, great characters. Though I'm not a working mother, I can relate to Tracy's struggle in her new journey of motherhood. I appreciated the way Dugoni handled that matter, as well as her marriage to Dan. You don't really see healthy marriages portrayed very often in writing and I liked how he set up their marriage and had them deal with conflict. It's nice to see both partners recognize their selfishness and realize they need to sacrifice for one another.

The author did a good job stringing the plot along, helping us make the connections with the subtle clues. He created suspense and mystery and kept the culprit/s a secret until the end. I might just have to go back and read the middle books in this series!

**I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.**