2-3-4 Challenge Book Discussions #2 discussion

Tracy Crosswhite’s ordinary night patrolling her Seattle beat becomes front page news when she responds to a domestic disturbance call that turns into a hostage crisis.

In this prequel short story to Robert Dugoni’s #1 Kindle-bestselling novel, My Sister’s Grave, Tracy Crosswhite is a young patrol officer, paying her dues, keeping her head down, and hoping a solid record will get her promoted to detective. While years have passed since the disappearance of Tracy’s sister, the experience has made her one of the city’s most dedicated cops.

Reporter Tevia Kushman is shadowing Tracy on a ride-along seeking to follow-up on a recent (and nasty) exposé about the Seattle PD’s treatment of female cops. Young and ambitious, Tevia is hoping for a juicy scoop on the gender politics of the PD, but may get a much bigger story than she bargained for…

Neither woman expects a routine-sounding call to turn into something dangerous, until Tracy walks into a domestic dispute and finds herself looking down the barrel of a shot-gun. No stranger to high-pressure situations, Tracy must draw on more than just her academy training and lightning-fast shooting skills to find a way to talk down—or take out—the volatile man holding the gun.

Setting
Seattle, Washington (August 2002)

5 Chapters

Character List
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Tracy Crosswhite: Seattle PD police officer. She’s 5’10” and 31-years old with blond hair and blue eyes.
Sarah Crosswhite: Tracy’s younger sister who was murdered in 1993.
George Decker: Seattle PD sergeant and North Precinct captain.
Peter Velasquez: Seattle PD sergeant and Tracy’s boss.
Douglas (Sandy) Clarridge: Police chief.
Dan Waters: Seattle PD deputy chief of operations.
Tevia Cushman: Freelance journalist.
Maria Van Pelt: Television reporter.
Vincent Appalachio: Computer programmer who all edged he was stabbed in Belltown.
Edmund House: Man who was convicted of murdering Sarah.
Alexey Gorshkov: Distraught abusive husband who holds his wife and two daughters hostage.
Helene Gorshkov: Alexey’s wife.
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Spoiler Info
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Tracy diffuses a domestic disturbance, gets lots of media attention because of the journalist that was riding along with her and receives a promotion to detective in Burglary. (hide spoiler)]

Has the group read Book 0.25 already? I thought we were doing both, but I could have missed something along the way.

It’s the topic right below this one.

Finished. I love this series so far.

I plan to read this today.

Read this one last night. I'm with Sharon - loving this so far. Somehow I will wait til Feb 1 to start My Sister's Grave

~Melissa~ wrote: "Read this one last night. I'm with Sharon - loving this so far. Somehow I will wait til Feb 1 to start My Sister's Grave"

Melissa I read My Sister's Grave last year for a challenge. I love that one too.

Sharon wrote: "~Melissa~ wrote: "Read this one last night. I'm with Sharon - loving this so far. Somehow I will wait til Feb 1 to start My Sister's Grave"

Melissa I read My Sister's Grave last ye..."

Glad to hear it....the waiting is the hardest part, lol. Luckil, I have several other books to keep me company for awhile.

Another great lead in to the series proper. I already read the first book also and it was really good. Looking forward to getting in to the rest of the series.

I really enjoyed this short story. It is a great setup for the next book. We already have a peek at this character, which is great.

I was just looking up the next book to add to my Feb list and I already read it. It was back in 2017 though.

I don't know if I'll make it waiting til Feb to listen to it, lol

I might listen the last week of January - depends on how my month goes :)