In this book, Tracy is undergoing IVF. She and her team are tasked with investigating the hit-and-run death of a 12-year-old African American boy, D'Andre Miller, returning home from a basketball game. The car did not stop and there were no skid marks. They determine that the likely suspect is an active-duty serviceman at a local naval base working in logistics (warehousing and moving supplies). However, he maintains that he was at home that night. When they find the car, Tracy finds a receipt from a convenience store close to the accident and dated that night. They are able to get the video from the store and identify the man who is the navy man. Since he is enlisted, the Navy takes over the investigation, however, Tracy stays in contact with the victim's family and also testifies in the Navy hearing. The man still maintains he was not there. During the Navy investigation, that key piece of evidence goes missing. Meanwhile, Tracy’s partners, Del and Faz, are investigating who sold heroin to Del's niece, Alli, who has just died from an overdose. They discover a string of recent deaths from overdoses of a particularly potent form of heroin, nicknamed China white. It turns out the two cases are related and people in the heroin case begin dying. ( )

Robert Dugoni changes things up again in Close To Home, the latest entry in the Tracey Crosswhite series. This time she's investigating a hit-and-run death, rather than a cold case murder. We also dig a little deeper into the lives of her coworkers in the Violent Crimes Section and we take a trip across Puget Sound to the nearby Navy base and get caught up in a court martial that seems to be both a slam dunk and a railroad job. What's not different is Dugoni's skill at creating flesh and blood characters and vivid settings. He also weaves a gripping tale of mystery and intrigue.

Disclosure: Thank you to Netgalley and Thomas & Mercer for providing a free copy of this book in return for my honest review. ( )

Book 5 of the Tracy Crosswhite series.
Tracy is assigned to investigate the hit and run murder of a young boy who was on his way home from playing basketball. As she interviews the car's owner, she questions his story. He is in the Navy, working in logistics. Meanwhile, Del is trying to help out his sister, whose teen daughter, Allie, overdosed on heroin.
These 2 story lines merge together, and try to shed light on addiction in America, and how it is destroying families.
On a personal note, Dan and Tracy are trying for a baby, and Tracy seeks treatment.
Another solid entry in the Crosswhite series. ( )

It took me a bit to finish this one. It was still good, the case just didn't interest me as much as the previous ones. I've said it before but I really enjoy how the author switches up the point of views between each books. I liked Battles. She was an interesting character and I like that we may get to see her in future books. ( )

I knew going in that this episode in the series wasn't great. I still thought it was better than the previous one but not by all that much.

There were plenty of bullshit moments with regard to just about every aspect of the handling of the two cases and the plot. Lots of eye rolling and mentally yelling at the characters - and sometimes the author - but I held out because the personal aspects of the book held my attention. Even though much of it was predictable. I'm not terribly thrilled that Battles is being set up to be a regular addition to the cast, either.

The narrator didn't do anything to make me happier. Her accents, particularly the two Italian detectives, were super annoying and everything Battles said made her sound like an insufferable asshole. She she sort of was but the tone wasn't necessary every damn time she said or thought something.

I think I'll try reading the next one with my eyes if the same narrator is used. ( )