Tracy Crosswhite is the lead investigator in a case where a woman's body is pulled up in a crab pot by an unsuspecting teen out trying to make a little money crabbing.  Tracy and her team fight for jurisdiction and against the higher-ups to bring justice to the woman.  Through many twists and turns, each clue gets her closer to the truth...and things aren't quite as they seem.

This entire series is fantastic.  Robert Dugoni does a fabulous job with writing for a female lead character. Tracy is a strong lead character without the typical brashness and foul language portrayed in many police procedural/investigative novels.  Actually, the character development for all of Tracy's homicide team (Del, Faz and Kins) is superb.  I highly recommend this series.

I received this book through Netgalley.com in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you to Netgalley.com, to Thomas and Mercer, and to Robert Dugoni for this opportunity.

This book starts out with a good pace and maintains it.  I like when an author uses the area as part of the plot.  Instead of a random dumpster, the body is found in a crab pot in the sound.  The police are able to ID the body quickly, thanks to an interesting development that gets even more interesting as the plot thickens.  
It's a well paced and well written read.

Mr. Dugoni has done it again with another Tracey Crooswhite police procedural/legal thriller. It is well written and delivers an emotional gut wrenching story line. It had me hooked from the moment the young man pulled the lobster pot from the water and sees the crabs and fish eating the body that is stuffed in the pot!!! I had to know what happens next. But, I must say I did not expect the murderer to be who it was. Kudos Mr. Dugoni, for keeping me guessing. This is only the second of the Tracy Crosswhite books I have read, but I will definitely read the others. And am looking forward to many more.

This is the fourth in the Tracy Crosswhite series.  I have read all other novels in the series and The Trapped Girl is my favorite.  It always amazes me that some writers get better and better while others coast along or slowly diminish in their ability to tell an entertaining story.  I loved the style used in the early part of the book, between the history of Andrea Strickland and the current day crime scene/s, merging together until it is all current and progresses forward.  We also get to see a softer, more femine side of Tracy.  Another thing I really like in all of Mr. Dugoni's book is how he shares the forensics.  I'm sure I must have been a CSI in another life cause I just can't get enough of it.
I'm a huge fan of this series and wait impatiently to see what the next one will bring.
Thanks to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley and of course, Mr. Dugoni for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I have read all the books in this series and really enjoyed them all. Tracy Crosswhite is a character that I like and I enjoy reading about the cases she solves and her relationship with Dan. All the characters in these books are believable. The twists and turns in the plot in this book are brilliant and well written. The identity of the girl in the Lobster Pot and who killed her makes for a page turning read full of surprises.

Another 5 star novel by Robert Dugoni who is becoming one of my favorite authors. I want to thank Netgalley without you I might not have discovered this author. I would highly recommend this book to fans of the legal thrillers genre. I can't wait to read the next book in this series!

I have just recently found Robert Dugoni's Tracy Whitecross series.  The Trapped Girl is an great addition to the series which is shaping up to be on par with CJ Box's  Joe Pickett series.

A teenager finds a body in his illegally placed crabbing pot in Puget Sound.  Identification of the women's body lead Whitecross and her Seattle homicide squad on search for the true identify of the woman.  This is a well crafted, tightly woven plot.  One of the best things about the book is  the clues are all there for you to solve the crime with Whitecross. 

Thank you NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the opportunity to review this book.

This book was excellent.  I started reading it late in the day and could not stop until I finished it.  I highly recommend this book

Well, I'm officially a huge fan of Tracy Crosswhite! I never read the first three books, this was my first. It was great! I'm hooked. It had twist and turns, surprises I definitely didn't see coming. I couldn't put it down and when I did, I couldn't wait to pick up where I left off. I loved Tracy's character, she's smart, strong, and follows her gut instinct! Great read! Thank you!

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the ARC, The Trapped Girl by Robert Dugoni.  This was my first Robert Dugoni detective and mystery thriller and oh what a wild ride.  I could not put down this 4th book in the Tracey Crosswhite series, loved the plot with all its twists & turns and the characters of Tracy and her team were authentic, hardworking, honest detectives while Dan (her sweet boyfriend) and Andrea Strickland (shy, quiet victim) were normal everyday people.  But I especially enjoyed the nasty characters as well- especially Andrea’s weasel husband and suspect, Graham.  Dugoni’s story was a taut, suspenseful mystery with so many angles and seemingly very complicated.  A woman’s body is found in a crab net on Puget Sound and as Detective Tracy Crosswhite investigates, it becomes very apparent, the victim was not going to be easily identified.   The back story about Tracy’s sister’s unsolved murder was a tense added plot element.  As a result of this psychological thriller, I will definitely be reading many more Robert Dugoni novels.  Highly recommended!

I have listened to several of Mr. Dugoni’s books in my car and sometimes find that one format is better than another depending on the story, but both of his written and audio books are compelling and suspenseful.  I’ve read several of his David Sloan books and My Sister’s Grave, which is about Tracy Crosswhite’s missing sister.  Tracy had so many losses in that book that I was surprised she was able to move on.

With Tracy a homicide detective with the Seattle PD Violent Crimes section, we meet several of her co-workers who are entertaining and each has their own area of expertise.  I loved the interactions between the detectives with their teasing banter to offset the grisly details of their work.

Someone said that Tracy takes her cases too personally because of the way she lost her sister.   Since she works homicide and the majority seem to be women killed by men, there is definitely a basis for that comment.  

With a female body found in a crab pot, the story starts out just as suspenseful as Mr. Dugoni’s other books and I love to try to figure out where a story will go next.   I figured out a few clues but others were a complete surprise as details were expertly interwoven throughout the story.  It was intriguing to read as Tracy worked on one piece of information, which lead to another and then there would be an unexpected twist which lead the investigation in another direction.   There were questions on whether Andrea Strickland had been killed by her husband on Mt. Ranier, was it her body found in the pot, who was missing, did this person or that one commit murder, etc.?  The questions kept me turning the pages to see what would come next.
The story alternated between the past and present and I had no difficulty moving from one time to another.  

I was happy that Tracy reconnected with her childhood friend, Dan, especially since she no longer had any family.  I love epilogues and this one was especially poignant.

I really enjoy Mr. Dugoni’s writing style, which makes it difficult to put the book down or turn off the MP3 in the car.  The dialogue and character development are excellent.   In this story, I could feel the despair, fear, and frustration of the various characters and I look forward to reading more of his work.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Robert Dugoni, and Thomas and Mercer for providing the ARC.

I received this book from NetGalley in return for an unbiased review.  Thank you NetGally!

The Trapped Girl opens with a naked female body being found off the Seattle shoreline stuffed into a crab pot.  Detective Tracy Crosswhite and her team work an investigation that seems to lead to more questions than answers among some interesting jurisdictional issues as the investigation proceeds.

I found the degree that delved into Tracy's personal past was sufficient to note the events and explain her drive to a resolution without unnecessary drama to sideline the main storyline.  The author's writing that stayed within the bounds of believability makes this story work all around.

This is my first Robert Dugoni book and I look forward to reading his others.  There's nothing better than intelligent, realistic writing full of unexpected twists and turns to keep you turning the pages.

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