My Sister’s Grave
By Robert Dugoni
Her beloved sister disappeared without a trace 20 years ago.
The grief was life altering for the loving family and friends left behind.
Tracy Crosswhite has spent all this time questioning her sister’s disappearance,
and also the facts in the trial that followed. Two decades later remains are
found by hunters in the woods, and identified as her sister Sarah. Now homicide
detective with the Seattle police department, Tracy sees opportunities to
reopen the investigation into her sister’s murder. What she doesn’t realize is
that those actions will lead to intense danger for herself and others.
This story grabs the reader in so many ways, emotionally, as
a thriller, and as a courtroom curiosity. Robert Dugoni is a bestselling author
including this Tracy Crosswhite series, the David Sloane mystery series, and
also stand alone books. He’s recently been nominated for the Edgar Award for
Best Paperback Original for The 7th
Canon. His books, including My
Sister’s Grave are very well researched in all aspects. The characters are
especially memorable and true to life, skillfully described in the course of
the story through observation, and also through comments and reactions of other
characters in the book. During parts of the legal court scenes you’ll almost be
holding your breath with anticipation. And the underlying danger that seeps
into every scene will thrill and chill you.
Part 1 of this book begins with a quote from Sir William
Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England: “Better that ten guilty
persons escape than that one innocent suffer.” How does this important premise
play a part in the interesting plot for this book? Here’s an opportunity to
explore your feelings about the legal system from several different and
important perspectives.
This book also led me to ponder why readers like me are so
attracted to murder mysteries. It’s not the incredible cruelty, violence, and
struggle for that final breath. Reading this book I became so engaged by the
characters, almost as a reflection of people in my own life. This story became
a reminder that it can all be taken away in an instant: the caring
relationship, the love, the joy, the person. The mystery novel reminds us to
fully live and love every moment while it’s here.
For more direct from the author, please click on the link to
the Kendall & Cooper Podners in Crime Podcast.
And look for the author's newest book The Trapped Girl
