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Called in to consult after a young woman disappears, Tracy Crosswhite has the uneasy feeling that this is no ordinary missing-persons case. When the body turns up in an abandoned well, Tracy’s suspicions are confirmed. Estranged from her family, the victim had balked at an arranged marriage and had planned to attend graduate school. But someone cut her dreams short.

Solving the mystery behind the murder isn’t Tracy’s only challenge. The detective is keeping a secret of her own: she’s pregnant. And now her biggest fear seems to be coming true when a new detective arrives to replace her. Meanwhile, Tracy’s colleague Vic Fazzio is about to take a fall after his investigation into the murder of a local community activist turns violent and leaves an invaluable witness dead.

Two careers are on the line. And when more deadly secrets emerge, jobs might not be the only things at risk.

Settings
Seattle, Washington (July 2018)
Redmond, Washington
Newcastle, Washington
Bellevue, Washington

59 Chapters
Epilogue

Character List
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Recurring Characters
Tracy Crosswhite: Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section A Team. Shes 43-years old, 5’10” with blond hair.
Dan O’Leary: Attorney and Tracy’s childhood friend. They’re now in a relationship.
Kinsington (Kins) Rowe: aka Sparrow. Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section A Team. He’s Tracy’s partner and married to Shannah.
Vic (Faz) Fazzio: Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section A Team. He’s married to Vera.
Vera Fazzio: Faz’s wife, a superb cook. They are the parents of one son, Antonio.
Delmo (Del) Castigliano: Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section A Team. Divorced from Norma.
Ron Mayweather: Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section A Team. He’s the “fifth wheel,” responsible for the mundane tasks of investigative work.
Desmond Anderson: Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section B Team. He’s partnered with Lee Cooper so they’re called Anderson Cooper.
Lee Cooper: Homicide detective on the Violent Crime Section B Team. He’s partnered with Desmond Anderson so they’re called Anderson Cooper.
Katie Porter Pryor: Police officer who Tracy helped with her shooting. She’s now married with two children and in the Missing Persons Unit.
Andrei Vilkotski: Tech analyst in the Vice Unit
Billy Williams: Detective sergeant on the Violent Cime Section A Team.
Andrew Laub: Lieutenant over the Violent Crime Section A Team.
Johnny Nolasco: Chief of detectives and captain of the Violent Crimes Section.
Anthony Rizzo: Major Crimes Task Force sergeant.
Stephen Martinez: Assistant chief of criminal investigations.
Douglas (Sandy) Clarridge: Police chief.
Jennifer (Jenny) Almond: aka Costco. Sheriff of Klickitat County, succeeding her father. Former police recruit who attended the Academy with Tracy. She was the only other woman in the class. She’s married to Neil and mother of their two children, Sarah and Trey.
Bennett Lee: Seattle Police Department public information officer.
Joe Jensen: Traffic Collision Investigation (TCI) sergeant.
Rick Cerrabone: King County prosecutor.
Celia McDaniel: King County prosecutor. She recently moved from Atlanta.
Kevin Dunleavy: Prosecuting Attorney.
Amanda Santos: FBI profiler.
Kelly Rosa: Forensic anthropologist.
Peter Gabriel: Forensic consultant. His specialty is river patterns.
Stuart Funk: Medical examiner.
Michael Melton: DNA analyst at the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab.
Tim Lane: Runs ALS, a private lab.
Kaylee Wright: Senior CSI analyst known as “sign cutter” or “man tracker.”
Sherri Belle: CSI lab technician.
Harrison Scott: Head of Independent Forensic Laboratories (IFL). Former head of the Washington State Crime Labs in Seattle and Vancouver.
Lazar Orlovic: Attendant at the Seattle Police Athletic Association shooting range.
Sarah Crosswhite: Tracy’s sister who went missing 20 years ago.
James Crosswhite: Tracy’s father, a former doctor, deceased.
Abby Crosswhite: Tracy’s mother, deceased.
Maggie Marcello: Del’s sister. She’s the mother of three children; Allie and twins Mark and Stevie.
Allie Marcello: Del’s 17-year old niece who overdosed on heroin.
Mark Marcello: Del’s 9-year old nephew. He’s Stevie’s twin.
Stevie Marcello: Del’s 9-year old nephew. He’s Mark’s twin.
Leah Battles: Navy lieutenant with JAG’s Defense Service Office (DSO). She’s assigned to Naval Base Kitsap.
Ben: Tracy’s ex-husband.
Maria Vanpelt: Seattle television reporter.
Roger: Tracy’s black tabby.
Sherlock: One of Dan’s two dogs, a Rhodesian and mastiff mix.
Rex: One of Dan’s two dogs, a Rhodesian and mastiff mix.
Santino (Sonny): Del’s dog, a Shih Tzu.

Non Recurring Characters
Andrea Gonzalez: Newly hired detective assigned to Violent Crimes Section A Team.
Larry Pinnacle: Force Investigation Team (FIT) investigator.
Ray Giacomoto: Bellevue Police Department captain.
Margo Paige: Park ranger.
Leonard Litwin: Defense attorney.
Monique Rodgers: Community activist who was murdered.
Kavita (Vita) Mukherjee: Recent college graduate going on to medical school who’s now missing.
Aditi Dasgupta Banerjee: Kavita’s best friend and roommate who reported her missing. She returned home from a trip to India married.
Rashesh Banerjee: Aditi’s new husband. He’s an engineer from Bangladesh working out of London.
Pranav Mukherjee: Kavita’s father, married to Himani.
Himani Mukherjee: Kavita’s mother, married to Himani
Nikhil Mukherjee: Kavita’s oldest brother.
Sam Mukherjee: Kavita’s youngest brother.
Ricardo (Little Jimmy) Louis Bernadino Jimenez: Sureño gang leader covering South Park.
Ricardo (Big Jimmy) Jimenez: Little Jimmy’s father who Faz arrested. He was later convicted and sent to prison where he was later killed.
Eduardo Lopez: Suspect in Monique’s murder. He’s a member of the Sureño gang.
Tanielu (Tanny) Eliapo: Gas station owner whose camera captured Monique’s killer.
Doug Blaismith: Owner of the car touched by the shooter. Married to Sandy.
Sandy Blaismith: Doug’s wife who apparently drove the car to Seattle.
Charles Shea: Pediatrician and man Kavita was dating regularly.
Tami Peterson: Freelance writer for an alternative newspaper, Stranger.
Ms. Reynoso: Lopez’s neighbor.
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Spoiler Info
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Tracy has a girl and names her Danielle. They name Faz and Vera as her godparents.

Andrea was an implanted DEA agent. She lied about the shooting to sideline Faz, unwittingly putting him at risk by keeping him in the dark. When he followed her and then the man she later met, he was captured by Little Jimmy and his gang. They beat him viciously and almost killed him. What saved him was the informant texting Andrea that they had him. It took him two months to recover.

Andrea was part of a multi jurisdictional task force. Little Jimmy was running a major drug distribution enterprise for the cartel. He had Monique killed because she was bringing too much attention to South Park.

Kavita was registered with an escort service where she met Charles Shea who contracted with her for $2,000/month to be available once a week.

Vera also had breast cancer, stage 2. She received a mastectomy and chemotherapy. Tracy went with her to each treatment. She’s now in remission. (hide spoiler)]

I knew (view spoiler)[This story was going to make me hate Nolasco all over again. (hide spoiler)]

Like we need new reasons😏

Starting this one today.

I finished it last night. Working on the discussion now.

Finished this up yesterday - they just keep getting better and better!!

Don’t they!