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A review by betherly
The Academy by Robert Dugoni
5.0
This was a fantastic character introduction that has totally endeared me to Tracy with her no nonsense demeanour and care for others around her. In the male dominated police academy described, there is one male in particular who goes from inappropriate to full blown harassment of the women under his training. Tracy time and again comes back at him and defends her fellow trainees with her internal and external strengths, while also doing so professionally and without lowering herself to a lesser standard than she deems acceptable. The following exchange is one of the first and also much more minor of occurrences she comes to face, and one of many examples of how much I love her handling of the situation:
“Seattle’s never had a female homicide detective. Did you know that?” Granum asked.
“Then I intend to be the first.”
“The hours, the stress, the demands of the job...,” Nolasco said. “What are you going to do if you get pregnant?”
Decker cringed
“What do the men do?” Crosswhite asked.
I hugely admire the character that has been created in Tracy Crosswhite and this book has served its purpose well in getting me excited for the rest of the series!
“Seattle’s never had a female homicide detective. Did you know that?” Granum asked.
“Then I intend to be the first.”
“The hours, the stress, the demands of the job...,” Nolasco said. “What are you going to do if you get pregnant?”
Decker cringed
“What do the men do?” Crosswhite asked.
I hugely admire the character that has been created in Tracy Crosswhite and this book has served its purpose well in getting me excited for the rest of the series!