In the Clearing

Tracy Crosswhite, Book 3

By: Robert Dugoni

Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith

The gripping third book in the internationally acclaimed series by New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.

Detective Tracy Crosswhite has a skill, and a soft spot, for tackling unsolved crimes. Having lost her own sister to murder at a young age, Tracy has dedicated her career to bringing justice and closure to the families and friends of victims of crime.

So when Jenny, a former police academy classmate and protégé, asks Tracy to help solve a cold case that involves the suspicious suicide of a Native American high school girl forty years earlier, Tracy agrees. Following up on evidence Jenny’s detective father collected when he was the investigating deputy, Tracy probes one small town’s memory and finds dark, well-concealed secrets hidden within the community’s fabric. Can Tracy uphold the promise she’s made to the dead girl’s family and deliver the truth of what happened to their daughter? Or will she become the next victim?

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40 year old cold case solved?

I speaks well of Robert Dugoni's writing skills that the third novel in the Tracy Crosswhite series while the weakest of the three is still a solid 5 star detective thriller. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Emily Sutton-Smith's narration is wonderful, as it always is.

Double Mystery

This story encompasses two very different unrelated homicide cases. Though the stories are intertwined the cases are not. Several reviewer's found this very confusing and hard to follow. I did not.
The more interesting of the stories involves evidence collected 40 years before by a deputy sheriff. The forensic science at that time was not what it is today. Reviewing the evidence and using forensic techniques available today allows the puzzle to be solved, but nothing can undo the damage done to those who originally decided to keep the crime a secret.

Great series

Tracy Crosswhite is quickly becoming my favorite cop. The stories are well written with interesting plots. Though the first two are better than this third installment, I enjoyed it a lot.

Well done

Loved it, good narrator. Kept me interested and didn't want to stop listening. Liked the characters and ending was a bit surprising
and left you feeling there are people out there that really care. .

Most enjoyable book

What made the experience of listening to In the Clearing the most enjoyable?

The plot, the entire book held my interest. I do enjoy Mr Dugoni's stories. I find them concise and to the point. very easy to keep track of the characters, which I do not always find in mystery books.

What other book might you compare In the Clearing to and why?

So far I have had the pleasure of listening to 3 of this series and will continue to look for more book by this author.

Have you listened to any of Emily Sutton-Smith’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Only in this series, but I do think she is on my list of favorites.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Cannot say without my review being a spoiler.

Any additional comments?

I have found a new Author and Narrator.