A Dead Draw

Tracy Crosswhite, Book 11

By: Robert Dugoni

Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith

An Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling series.

A killer fueled by revenge. A detective haunted by the past. They are headed for a high-stakes showdown in this bone-chilling new Tracy Crosswhite novel by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.

Detective Tracy Crosswhite isn’t one to lose her cool. Until her interrogation of the taunting and malicious Erik Schmidt, a suspect in two cold case killings. Schmidt also has unnerving ties to the monster who murdered Tracy’s sister, stirring memories of the crime that shaped Tracy’s life. After a critical mistake during a shooting exercise, Tracy breaks.

Haunted by nightmares and flashbacks, Tracy heads to her hometown of Cedar Grove to refocus. Just a peaceful getaway with her husband, her daughter, and their nanny at their weekend house. But Tracy’s sleepless nights are only beginning. A legal glitch has allowed Schmidt to go free. And Tracy has every reason to fear that he’s followed her.

Forced into a twisted game of cat and mouse, Tracy must draw on all her training, wits, and strength to defeat a master criminal before he takes away everyone Tracy loves.

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Critic reviews

“Plenty of thrills…”—Kirkus Reviews

“Dugoni’s propulsive latest adventure for Tracy Crosswhite…Another solid entry in a reliable series.”—Publishers Weekly

“A deftly crafted and simply riveting read from cover to cover, A Dead Draw by novelist Robert Dugoni demonstrates that he is a gifted, original storyteller and a master of the suspense thriller mystery genre. Especially recommended.”—Midwest Book Review

If this is the last book

I really liked this series and the Cross white character. but this book had a surprise twist. I found that I came to love Lydia. To me, she was the hero.

Great story

I have loved everyone of these books in the series. The characters are great and I always pre-order.

Compassionate

Lydia is a brilliant computer gamer and is on the spectrum. Tracy is her usual self, a competent detective. Tracy needs Lydia to help her regain her shooting competence. Meanwhile, there is a killer on the loose.

Another great book with Tracy Crosswright

Great book great story. There always some from of education for us. Thank you for not disappointing us.

I liked the twist at the end, but saw it coming.

Story flowed well. Characters were well developed. Twist towards the end was slightly anticipated.