A review by yvo_about_books
Close to Home by Robert Dugoni

3.25

Finished reading: July 28th 2022

“If you go in thinking you’re going to win, you’ll be disappointed if you lose. So just go in to the competition with the attitude that you’re going to compete, which is all you can control anyway.”

Close To Home is book number five of the Tracy Crosswhite series and this time around we get a little something different. This sequel has an almost legal thriller feel for most of the book, which kind of came as a surprise. The pace was considerably slower too during the majority of the plot, and as a consequence it took me longer than usual to actually finish Close To Home. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad read and I liked how the story hit home on a personal level for the main characters. There is a lot of focus on Del this time around, and we see a significant development in Tracy's private life as well. Storywise, there are two different cases involved: the drug overdose of Del's niece with a lot of focus on addiction in general, and the hit-and-run of a minor with the Navy involvement. Both cases and topics are tough, that's for sure... I do have to say that I think that part of the problem with the pace might have had to do with the fact that there is a lot of focus on and repetition of drug abuse and addiction; while important, it did distract from the case. It was almost like the drugs element took over the story in points? Anyhow, I still mostly enjoyed it and I will be looking forward to the next one. I do hope we will see less legal and more detective thriller next time around...