One Split Second - Robert Dugoni

 One Split Second - Robert Dugoni

Pub. Date: Sept. 15, 2026

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This, the twelfth installment  in the Seattle Cold Case Detective Tracy Crosswhite series, unfolds in two timelines. Tracy receives a call from a friend of hers, Sheriff Jenny Almond, who has been arrested for shooting an unarmed Vietnam veteran, Anthony Alvarez.

 Alvarez had been a suspect in a forty five year old case involving a missing girl. Jenny’s father, sheriff at the time, worked the case but it remained unsolved. He maintained contact with Alvarez until his own death and had helped the veteran receive assistance for his PTSD. Tracy and her husband, Dan, an attorney, rush to Jenny’s aid. Dan takes on Jenny’s defense, while Tracy tries to solve the old case.

I always look forward to Robert Dugoni’s Detective Tracy Crosswhite books and rely on them for solid mysteries and compelling  police procedurals. This one did not disappoint, with the addition of a legal thriller integrated into the narrative.

Dugoni’s books are well written with intriguing plots and good character development. This novel was another page turner that I didn’t want to put down. I enjoyed how the two timelines were seamlessly woven together as secrets were revealed. I  really like the character of Tracy and having her work together with husband Dan in the defense of her friend was an added bonus. 

While One Split Second works as a standalone, readers who enjoy mysteries and procedurals and are new to the Tracy Crosswhite series may want to go back and read the earlier books as well.

Thanks to @Netgalley and @AmazonPublishing @ThomasandMercer for the DRC.

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