Crosswhite is assigned another murder with the assistance of an office enemy. Or, that's how it seems. Plot thickens, murder solved. Characters seem to act in character. Seattle plays Seattle. I wouldn't have guessed whodunit, until the end. ( )

Tracy Crosswhite has made her share of enemies in the Seattle Police Department. She is unafraid to stick her neck out in order to bring malefactors to justice—no matter how well-connected they are.

Tracy’s chief, the irascible Marcella Weber, drags Tracy into a no-win situation. A newspaper is revisiting the twenty-five-year old unsolved case of the Route 99 serial killer. Weber orders Crosswhite to reopen the investigation with the help of Tracy’s nemesis, John Nolasco. Weber, who expects Tracy to fail, will gladly throw her to the wolves.

Robert Dugoni’s “One Last Kill” is a run-of-the-mill police procedural that meanders along for well over three hundred pages. Tracy is a smart and tenacious detective, while Nolasco is a disgruntled and bitter man whose task force, decades earlier, failed to capture the criminal Tracy is now seeking.

Dugoni’s implausible plot features cookie-cutter villains as well as tedious red herrings meant to muddy the waters. One of Dugoni’s themes is that wealthy and powerful people are often able to get away with bad behavior without fear of retribution. ( )

One Last Kill by Robert Dugoni
Tracy Crosswhite #10

Okay…being honest…on the fence on this one. I still like Tracy, loved seeing a negative colleague emerge less of a douche, and am still curious about what will happen next. I just checked and missed out on many of the books in the series…seven of them…and wonder how that would impact my take on this book. That said…easily a read-a-lone book and no previous books needed.

So…this book…after of a day of gluttonous pre-thanksgiving potluck feasting in Lebanon, I came home to finish this book. Yes, I am behind in my reading commitments BUT I take those commitments seriously. And…the story flows easily and well till one point about page 230 on my copy that had one of the main characters willingly handing off information to a colleague rather than processing it themselves. Not easy to give credence to but, I did move on.

I came away wondering what would warp a character enough in a book like this to have the decisions made…made. Would it be the childhood lived, seeing a parent disparaged and left behind, and knowing wanting vengeance is a real thing but…not sure the vehicle of vengeance in this story was…looking for a term…commensurate with the actions that occurred and needed to be addressed.

That said, Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC – This is my honest review. ( )

How far will you go for justice? Would you go as far as to kill for it? Robert Dugoni has do it again with this wonderfully written murder mystery thriller that keeps you guessing till the very end. Book 10 in the Tracy Crosswhite series is quickly becoming one of my favorites. This book can be read as a stand alone thriller. A strong story with plenty of twist and turns.

I enjoyed the authors storyline build up. Detailing the characters and their relationships but still keeping a shadow over the critical pieces that tie in the ending. A great read that kept you turning each page. I lost a lot of sleep over this one because I could put it down. Dugoni did a great job creating a strong female lead in Tracy Crosswhite. Speaking from experience as a Female in a primary Male dominated field, U.S. Marines, it was easy to relate to this main character. The writing was intense enough to have me feeling sad, angry and even laughing while enjoying my read. These are signs of great writing.

I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting a great read with 5 stars. ( )

If Robert Dugoni wrote it I am reading it - I look forward to each book and One Last Kill held my attention just as all the previous installments in the Tracy Crosswhite series. In this cold case investigation I have to wonder just how much crap she is willing to take and how the game playing and pettiness is becoming more than a distraction - but it is an honest look at what can happen when personalities clash in the workplace and Dugoni gets the politics just right. A strong police procedural that doesn’t turn away from how things get “handled” and twisted to fit the storyline while protecting the evil, powerful and “dirty” hierarchy.

I look forward to Dugoni’s next book about anything and while I am waiting I am going to reread “The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell” and after that “The Wold Played Chess”. Thanks once again to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for a copy of “One Last Kill”. ( )