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Review | My Sister's Grave, by Robert Dugoni (Audiobook)

5/13/2015

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Hey friends,

I'm finally catching up on a few reviews so today's review is of a book club read from a little while ago.  This was not only a Shelf Addiction book club read, but my real world book club read it as well.  My group had a fun and lively discussion about this title. 

This was another title that I picked up super cheap on Amazon Kindle and got the additional Audible audiobook for equally as cheap. Win-win.  I love when I'm able to switch back and forth.  Without further ado - find out what I thought of My Sister's Grave.
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Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Release Date: November 1, 2014 
Format: ebook & MP3
Pages: 410
Source: Kindle & Audible
Genre: Mystery 
Review Date: May 11,  2015
Rating: 4 bookmarks

Synopsis: Tracy Crosswhite has spent twenty years questioning the facts surrounding her sister Sarah’s disappearance and the murder trial that followed. She doesn’t believe that Edmund House — a convicted rapist and the man condemned for Sarah’s murder — is the guilty party. Motivated by the opportunity to obtain real justice, Tracy became a homicide detective with the Seattle PD and dedicated her life to tracking down killers.

When Sarah’s remains are finally discovered near their hometown in the northern Cascade mountains of Washington State, Tracy is determined to get the answers she’s been seeking. As she searches for the real killer, she unearths dark, long-kept secrets that will forever change her relationship to her past — and open the door to deadly danger.


This was my first time reading Robert Dugoni and it definitely won't be my last.  First let me just say that this story reminds me of a twist between Bones, or Castle, and the Serial podcast.  Edmond House - in jail for murder... But did he do it?  The way that Tracey and her old childhood friend, Dan O'Leary the lawyer, go back and forth with the jailed/accused and bounce ideas and theories, reminds me of the Serial podcast interviewer and the man who was found guilty talking and rehashing the trial and his involvement. The interviewer was trying to get to the bottom of it and determine for herself if he's guilty or innocent. I seemed to have digressed just a tad, back to the book at hand.

A small town, a 20 year old murder, a creepy accused man, suspicious local police, and a cop looking for answers and closure. What more could we ask for? 

This book has turned into a series, or at the very least, there is a second book.  I'm looking forward to reading on with it because I really enjoyed the protagonist Tracy.  She was a hard character to feel out at first. She's was really very single minded when it came to finding out what happened to her sister, so much so, that she totally missed something huge in her quest to getting to the bottom of what happened.  As we learn more about her past, we really begin to understand why she's the way she is now. Plus even with her bull-headed way of doing things, you've got to give her credit for being loyal to her sister in searching for the truth.  What I liked even more is that all of the characters were multifaceted and that in itself is a hard thing for many authors to do. The characters were also believable, their actions and their motives for those actions are also believable.

As far as the plot goes, this was a forward moving story and the book was well paced. It kept me interested the whole time. The story alternates between the present day and the time where Tracy's sister was taken. It took a minute to get into the alternating, but after a little while I adjusted. Lastly, as you probably already know, I like a twist. I appreciate not being able to figure out the end game,  so I enjoyed the end of this story. I liked how the story was tied up. There was an explanation for everything and all of the plot points fit into a nice solved puzzle.

My Sister's Grave was a great book on audio. The narrator, Emily Sutton-Smith, was excellent. Going back and forth between reading and listening is always a fun option and I find that I'm enjoying it immensely. 

I recommend this novel for those who love crime fiction and for book clubs. As I mentioned earlier, my group had some great conversation surrounding this title.  Have you read My Sister's Grave? If so, please share what you thought of it. If you've read other books by Robert Dugoni, I'd like to know what titles are also good.

Happy Reading & Listening,
~Tamara

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1 Comment
LeKeisha
5/15/2015 05:15:34 am

Definitely a book that I'd like to read. I love crime fiction, though I haven't read a lot of it this year. Glad you enjoyed it!

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