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    Close to Home

    Written by Robert Dugoni

    Narrated by Emily Sutton-Smith

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    About this audiobook

    New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni’s acclaimed series continues as Tracy Crosswhite is thrown headlong into the path of a killer conspiracy.

    While investigating the hit-and-run death of a young boy, Seattle homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite makes a startling discovery: the suspect is an active-duty serviceman at a local naval base. After a key piece of case evidence goes missing, he is cleared of charges in a military court. But Tracy knows she can’t turn her back on this kind of injustice.

    When she uncovers the driver’s ties to a rash of recent heroin overdoses in the city, she realizes that this isn’t just a case of the military protecting its own. It runs much deeper than that, and the accused wasn’t acting alone. For Tracy, it’s all hitting very close to home.

    As Tracy moves closer to uncovering the truth behind this insidious conspiracy, she’s putting herself in harm’s way. And the only people she can rely on to make it out alive might be those she can no longer trust.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 5, 2017
    ISBN9781536685039
    Close to Home
    Author

    Robert Dugoni

    Robert Dugoni is the critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite series, which has sold more than four million books worldwide. He is also the author of the bestselling David Sloane series; the Charles Jenkins series including The Eighth Sister, the stand-alone novels The 7th Canon, Damage Control, and The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, for which he won an AudioFile Earphones Award for the narration; and the nonfiction exposé The Cyanide Canary, a Washington Post best book of the year. He is the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Book Award for fiction and the Friends of Mystery Spotted Owl award for best novel set in the Pacific Northwest. He is a two-time finalist for the International Thriller Award, the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, the Silver Falchion Award for mystery, and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award. His books are sold in more than twenty-five countries and have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Visit his website at www.robertdugoni.com.

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    • 4/5
      A little slow getting into it but interesting and intriguing after I did. I liked the characters and the resolution and ending tho I wish the author would get medical al details more accurate. It does seem that Scribd would deleted the disc announcements and it would be better if they did.
    • 5/5
      I received a free advance e-copy of this book and have chosen to write an honest and unbiased review. I have no personal affiliation with the author. Another great police procedural by one of my all time favorite authors. Two murders and two different investigations are tied together. This is a well-written thriller with good plots and great character development that is full of twists and turns and surprises. The action never quits. I couldn’t put it down. There is a surprise at the end. I really like Del, he is kind and thoughtful. This book is well worth the read and I look forward to reading more about these characters in the future.
    • 4/5
      Picking up the latest book in this series has become an annual event I look forward to. Dugoni consistently delivers stories that combine clever, tightly plotted suspense with a great cast of characters & this one is no different.The gang from Seattle PD’s Violent Crimes Section is back. Tracy Crosswhite & partner Kinsington Rowe are initially mystified when they’re assigned to a fatal hit & run. But when their investigation points to an employee at a local Navy base, things get complicated. Meanwhile, Del Castigliano & Vic Fazzio are trying to track down the supplier of a deadly strain of heroin that’s hit the streets of Seattle & it’s personal. Del’s niece is one of the casualties & although he technically shouldn’t be involved, he’s determined to find those responsible for her death.The 2 story lines unfold simultaneously & both are compelling with several twists to keep you on your toes. And there’s been a little change to the format. Instead of Tracy being the “star”, this instalment shines the limelight equally on all 4 of the lead detectives. It allows us to gain insight not only into their professional relationships but their private lives as well. Several are dealing with personal issues & these side stories add depth to the characters.It’s a great addition to the series & although it can be read as a stand alone, I recommend reading in order so you get the full 411 on the characters & their relationships. Besides, why would you want to miss 4 other great reads?
    • 3/5
      The quality of the download was terrible. Occasional gaps made it hard to follow.
    • 5/5
      Another good book in this series. He’s a very good story teller. Excellent
    • 5/5
      Just a great series!! Loved it so much!! Must read!!
    • 5/5
      This is the fifth book in this series, and actually the first one I have read, it sure won’t be the last one, and I sure didn’t feel at all lost reading this one first.Be ready for one action packed ride, and the hope for justice, and up and personal look at the lives of Seattle’s Police Department, and some Navy.To be honest this one kept me guess all the way to the end, first I suspected one and then another, and the best part of the story is that it is so real that it could have actually happened.I loved how everything that takes place seems to wrap around and come together to make the conclusion, and thus the compelling page-turner to find answers.If you enjoy mystery that thrillers this one will wet your appetite and make you come back for more, all the while hoping that somehow justice will prevail.I received this book through Net Galley and Publisher Thomas & Mercer, and was not required to give a positive review.
    • 3/5
      This is the latest in the Tracy Crosswhite series set in Seattle and Bremerton. Could be read as a standalone. Tracy Crosswhite & partner Kinsington Rowe are initially mystified when they’re assigned to a fatal hit & run. But when their investigation points to an employee at a local Navy base, things get complicated. Dugoni revisits familiar characters and introduces two new people. Fun read.
    • 4/5
      Love this series! Crosswhite is a great main character, I love her strength and weaknesses. I really loved that Del played a major role in this book and we got to know him better. Good storyline and insight to military workings. Will be interested to see where #6 goes with some of the threads Dugoni left hanging at the end of this one.
    • 3/5
      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.
    • 5/5
      The character development was good. The last hour of the book was really surprising and suspenseful
      I really liked the epilogue-very nice
    • 4/5
      It's an easy listen, but nothing too thought provoking. I like that these books do not contain much or of any profanity or intense sex scenes in case you want to listen with teens.
    • 4/5
      Close to Home is the fifth installment in the Tracy Crosswhite series. While I liked the previous book The Trapped Girl better, Close to Home is still a good addition to the series. Drug trafficking seems to be the “crime du jour” these days, and heroin is the drug at issue in this book. The suspect is an active serviceman at the local Navy base, and the issue of jurisdiction and the handling of the crime as a result was very interesting. There was a twist at the end that I felt might be coming but liked it nonetheless. Dugoni focuses a fair amount on Tracy’s personal life too which I enjoyed. This is a great book for anyone who likes realistic mysteries with a strong protagonist. I am already looking forward to the next book in the series. Thanks to Thomas & Mercer for my copy. All opinions are my own.
    • 5/5
      This whole series has been amazing. Tracy Crosswhite would be my favorite TV cop if I didnt prefer books.
    • 5/5
      This is the latest in the Tracy Crosswhite series set in Seattle but could be read as a standalone. There are two main threads in the novel that begins with a hit and run that turns out to be so much more and the increasing fatal heroin ODs in the city, especially among high school students. Tracy and the "A Team" are called in to investigate the hit and run, especially as the black community are paying close attention and fear that once again it will be a case of black lives don't matter.

      Tracy and Kins Rowe are looking into a hit and run that killed the 12 year old D'Andre Miller. They manage to track down and arrest a suspect, who turns out to be in the military, and is based at a local Naval base. The Navy claim jurisdiction and manage to get the case transferred to a military court. When a major piece of evidence disappears and the suspect is cleared, Tracy refuses to let this injustice go and digs deeper. When she uncovers what appears to be a conspiracy, danger to her and others comes about. In the other story, Del is grieving while struggling to come to terms with the fatal heroin overdose that claimed his niece. With his partner, Vic Fazzio, he is determined to hunt down the dealer and look into a rise in the number of deaths due to a deadly heroin that is causing ODs in the city.

      This is a well plotted and gripping story that has me hooked from the start. I liked that we got to know Kins and Del better in this book. We also meet a new character, Celia, who Del is beginning to date. There is plenty of humour and glimpses into the everyday lives of the team. It is nice to see them as real, with Tracy's fertility concerns, Kins' health scares and the meeting of Del's extended family (especially his nephews). There were issues dealt with in this story, but especially the heroin trafficking and addiction. Be sure to read the Author's acknowledgments where he talks about this. Also the issue of crimes against African Americans, how they are investigated and handled by law enforcement, including the military are probed with both sides of the story getting equal time. Once again, Robert Dugoni has penned a thriller that kept me up late into the night wanting to find out where this story was going. I was very satisfied when this story ended, with all the ends tied up and the reader sated. Well done! This was another read and listen book from Kindle Unlimited and I enjoyed the narration. It was well paced, with good expression. I highly recommend this story to lovers of thrillers and suspense.