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The first book in the series that has garnered millions of readers across the globe, from New York Times bestselling author Robert Dugoni.

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.

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What does a murder do to a family, to an entire small town? These questions spark My Sister’s Grave, a deft blend of murder mystery and legal thriller that will wrench your heart as it takes your breath away.

At the core of My Sister’s Grave is the poignant relationship between Sarah Crosswhite, who vanished without a trace twenty years earlier at the age of eighteen, and Tracy Crosswhite, her older sister by four years, who dedicates her life to finding out the truth about what happened to Sarah.

The emotional questions in this book get under your skin: How would you feel if your sister completely disappeared? Would you hold out hope? What would you think when her body was discovered and your hope was crushed? What would you do if finding her remains raised more questions than it answered—questions that your hometown wasn’t prepared to face?

Robert Dugoni has been compared to John Grisham, so he’s likely to have you turning pages as fast as you can read them. But what sets My Sister’s Grave apart is how the connection between Tracy and Sarah echoes through the years.

As Robert told me, "I think readers will love getting to know Tracy and her relationship to her sister, Sarah. I think people will feel the bond that those two characters share, as well as the pain Tracy feels when Sarah disappears. I think they’ll love reading about a tough, strong-willed, intelligent woman seeking justice. Beyond that, I hope they’ll just love an old-fashioned edge-of-your-chair thriller with a heart-pounding ending."

- Alan Turkus, Editor

About the Author

Robert Dugoni is the critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite series, which has sold more than seven million books worldwide; the David Sloane series; the Charles Jenkins series; the stand-alone novels The 7th Canon, Damage Control, The World Played Chess, and The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, for which he won an AudioFile Earphones Award for narration; and the nonfiction exposé The Cyanide Canary, a Washington Post best book of the year. He is the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Book Award for fiction and has twice won the Friends of Mystery Spotted Owl Award for best novel. He is a two-time finalist for the International Thriller Awards and a finalist for the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, the Silver Falchion Award for mystery, and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Awards. His books are sold in more than twenty-five countries and have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Visit his website at www.robertdugonibooks.com.

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A Goodreads Best Book of the Month

“One of the best books I’ll read this year.” ―Lisa Gardner, bestselling author of Touch and Go

“Dugoni does a superior job of positioning [the plot elements] for maximum impact, especially in a climactic scene set in an abandoned mine during a blizzard―which is melodramatic but nevertheless effective.” ―Publishers Weekly

“Yes, a conspiracy is revealed, but it’s an unexpected one, as moving as it is startling...The ending is violent, suspenseful, even touching. A nice surprise for thriller fans.” ―Booklist

Starred Review: “Combines the best of a police procedural with a legal thriller, and the end result is outstanding...Dugoni continues to deliver emotional and gut-wrenching, character-driven suspense stories that will resonate with any fan of the thriller genre.” ―Library Journal

“Well-written and its classic premise is sure to absorb legal-thriller fans...Though the pace lags at times, the characters are richly detailed and true to life, and the ending is sure to please fans.” ―Kirkus Reviews

“My Sister’s Grave is a chilling portrait shaded in neo-noir, as if someone had taken a knife to a Norman Rockwell painting by casting small town America as the place where bad guys blend into the landscape, establishing Dugoni as a force to be reckoned with outside the courtroom as well as in.” ―Providence Journal

“What starts out as a sturdy police procedural morphs into a gripping legal thriller...Dugoni is a superb storyteller, and his courtroom drama shines. This ‘Grave’ is one to get lost in.” ―Boston Globe

“This story captured my attention, and made me care about Tracy and Sarah and what happened to them. This is a compelling story, difficult to put down, and the ending was not at all what I expected. I loved My Sister’s Grave and was drawn in from the beginning, and can easily recommend it to anyone who loves a good mystery.” ―Bitten by Books --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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A Goodreads Best Book of the Month

"One of the best books I'll read this year." --Lisa Gardner, bestselling author of Touch and Go

"Dugoni does a superior job of positioning [the plot elements] for maximum impact, especially in a climactic scene set in an abandoned mine during a blizzard--which is melodramatic but nevertheless effective." --Publishers Weekly

"Yes, a conspiracy is revealed, but it's an unexpected one, as moving as it is startling...The ending is violent, suspenseful, even touching. A nice surprise for thriller fans." --Booklist

Starred Review: "Combines the best of a police procedural with a legal thriller, and the end result is outstanding...Dugoni continues to deliver emotional and gut-wrenching, character-driven suspense stories that will resonate with any fan of the thriller genre." --Library Journal

"Well-written and its classic premise is sure to absorb legal-thriller fans...Though the pace lags at times, the characters are richly detailed and true to life, and the ending is sure to please fans." --Kirkus Reviews

"My Sister's Grave is a chilling portrait shaded in neo-noir, as if someone had taken a knife to a Norman Rockwell painting by casting small town America as the place where bad guys blend into the landscape, establishing Dugoni as a force to be reckoned with outside the courtroom as well as in." --Providence Journal

"What starts out as a sturdy police procedural morphs into a gripping legal thriller...Dugoni is a superb storyteller, and his courtroom drama shines. This 'Grave' is one to get lost in." --Boston Globe

"...a swift, engrossing story that shrewdly combines elements of police procedurals and legal thrillers." -The Seattle Times

"This story captured my attention, and made me care about Tracy and Sarah and what happened to them. This is a compelling story, difficult to put down, and the ending was not at all what I expected. I loved My Sister's Grave and was drawn in from the beginning, and can easily recommend it to anyone who loves a good mystery." --Bitten by Books

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00K2EOONI
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer (1 November 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3745 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 412 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1477825576

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Robert Dugoni is the critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and #1 Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite police series set in Seattle, which has sold more than 8 million books worldwide. He is also the author of The Charles Jenkins espionage series, the David Sloane legal thriller series, and several stand-alone novels including The 7th Canon, Damage Control, and the literary novels, The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell - Suspense Magazine’s 2018 Book of the Year, for which Dugoni’s narration won an AudioFile Earphones Award and the critically acclaimed, The World Played Chess; as well as the nonfiction exposé The Cyanide Canary, a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. Several of his novels have been optioned for movies and television series. Dugoni is the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Award for Fiction and a three-time winner of the Friends of Mystery Spotted Owl Award for best novel set in the Pacific Northwest. He has also been a finalist for many other awards including the International Thriller Award, the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, the Silver Falchion Award for mystery, and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award.

Robert Dugoni’s books are sold in more than twenty-five countries and have been translated into more than thirty languages.

Visit his website at www.robertdugoni.com, and follow him on twitter @robertdugoni and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AuthorRobertDugoni

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Zohal

Awesome Crime Series

Reviewed in Australia on 12 June 2018

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This book is the first book in the Tracy Crosswhite series. I have read the first three books and really enjoy them. They are also almost always on sale on the Kindle store as well if you want to check them out. This first book follows Detective Tracy Crosswhite whose sister, Sarah went missing when she was eighteen. It destroyed her family and is the reason she became a detective. Now, years later her sister's body is found. The story follows from this discovery as we race to discover what really happened to Sarah.

The main reason I enjoyed this book was because the legal aspects were done really well. I now realise in hindsight that this was because the author has experience in the field and I have to say it really shows. It makes the story feel authentic. The twist is awesome and I did not see it coming and the dialogue, which is my favourite, is snappy and realistic.

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right on target!

Reviewed in Australia on 12 October 2021

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I am in the habit of finding authors I like - their style, story telling abilities, twists and surprises etc. Wilbur Smith, John Grisham, Jeffrey Archer, Clive Cussler and others, and I read all of their books. They bring me great pleasure, and when I start the latest novel released, it is like sitting back with an old friend.
I bought Tracy Crosswhite book 5 on special, but thought that I didn’t want to start part way through a series, so purchased “My Sister’s Grave” and started to read. Hey, I have found another favourite author in Dugoni! Thoroughly enjoyed the book, pictured the characters, and I have some move reading to do. I highly recommend this book. Thank you Robert!

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A quality thriller. 4.5 stars.

Reviewed in Australia on 20 August 2019

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I've written before that anyone who purchases a book by this author would not be disappointed. I hold that true for this novel. Because the story is a little slow to build, I have dropped my overall rating from 5 to 4.5 stars. The quality that Mr. Dugoni brings to his work is evidenced by the people whom he thanks at the book's end. They are experts in their fields and the reader can sense that Mr. Dugoni has included that detail and support in his books. Very highly recommended.

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An OK Read

Reviewed in Australia on 17 October 2015

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I really wanted to get involved in this story but i couldn't. The main character annoyed me and much to my disgust the story was ruined by a very silly and unnecessary love story.

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Joanne Ford

Master Storyteller

Reviewed in Australia on 15 August 2021

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Robert Dugoni is a master storyteller. I have read this book once before & it was definitely as enjoyable the second time round. I am not going to give the story away, do yourself a favour and you will not be disappointed. Robert Dugoni is hands down one of the best thriller story writers. Outstanding!!!

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THRILLING THRILLER.

Reviewed in Australia on 16 September 2018

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I'M NOT A FAN OF MURDER MYSTERY BOOK'S, I FOUND THIS ONE BY ROBERT DUGONI EXCITING, SO WELL WRITTEN, THE STORYLINE WAS ENTERTAINING, NEVER BORING, HE'S GONE TO SO MUCH INSIGHT INTO THE LIFE OF A KILLER, AND THE SMALL TOWN COMMUNITY. I HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED BOOKS 2 & 3. RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE.

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Enjoyable read.

Reviewed in Australia on 10 December 2016

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A very easy read. All about the bond between two sisters - one of whom disappears and is presumed dead. The 'killer' eventually is judged and sent for a long spell in jail even without the proof of a body. Won't spoil the story for you as it involves not only emotional but legal attributes which are very riveting. My first experience with this Author, and enjoyed the experience as it turned out to be very readable and believable. The storyline is well told and the editing is excellent - only 6/7 mistakes, not enough to be annoying even.
The Author has a way with words which make them both enjoyable and educational. This book should be put on your to-read list - not earth-shattering or close - but very enjoyable reading.

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Possumpie

Careful what you wish for.

Reviewed in Australia on 19 September 2015

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The obsession with finding her sister's body and killer leads Tracy to question the motives of those who are supposed to be helping her.
I really enjoyed the suspense in this book. It kept me guessing until the end and had me doubting where her journey was taking her.
I look forward to his next book.

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Two terrific novels by Robert Dugoni for lovers of police procedural crime thrillers.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 May 2018

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Please note that while I have reported to Amazon that my review of Robert Dugoni novel 'My Sister's Grave' also appears under his novel 'Her Final Breath', I have been told the books are linked and so I cannot leave separate reviews for each book. As a result, I provide a review of 'My Sister's Grave' first and follow it with a review of 'Her Final Breath'. I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Review of My Sister's Grave:
Headline: A brilliant, police procedural & legal thriller that is deceptively easy to read & one that you'll find hard to put down.
When I was at school I remember some teachers of English literature asking me what a book was about and I would say (for example) "It's a story about a murder and the search for the murderer" ... to which they would reply (much to my annoyance), "Yes, Paul, but what is it REALLY about?". Reading this terrific story reminded me of those school days as on one level this is a relatively straightforward story about a police investigation into a cold case and the courtroom drama that follows. However, there is so much more to this story than that. This is a story about relationships, guilt and the search for justice.
'My Sister's Grave' is a very well written book. The setting is very atmospheric; set in winter in a small town in the United States, it focuses on the ramifications following the accidental discovery of the body of Sarah Crosswhite, some twenty years after she had disappeared. Tracy Crosswhite, her older sister, has never got over feeling responsible for the disappearance of Sarah, to whom she was devoted. It affected her life, her marriage and her subsequent choice of career. Now, on hearing the news that her sister's body has been found, Tracy hopes that the police will be able to find the real killer as she is convinced that the man who had been convicted for her murder had been convicted on hearsay and somewhat questionable evidence. The story follows Tracy, now a detective, as she returns to her hometown to follow the investigation and to participate in the court hearing regarding whether or not the original sentence should be quashed. It also explores the ramifications that the discovery has on those residents who, while still alive today, were involved in the original investigation.
The story flits between the past and the present but it is not difficult to follow. There are a few red herrings and a number of moments of high drama and tension as the story unfolds, with the courtroom scenes being particularly dramatic. In this respect the story is riveting and once 'hooked' I just could not put it down.
But for me, this story is more than just a police procedural and legal thriller. The author has captured a sense of the emotional bond that can exist between siblings (or sisters in this case) and the lasting impact and feelings of guilt that an action for which a person holds themselves responsible, has on their life. It also questions the relationships between the police and the judiciary. It examines how different people react when faced with a possible miscarriage of justice and a need to 'put things right'. And it also raises the issue of whether it is possible to trust oneself to become emotionally attached to another person following the experience of a marriage that had not survived a traumatic event.
So while one can really enjoy this story as a relatively straightforward police procedural and legal thriller (and with a hint of romance thrown into the mix), for me it went much further. It has certainly left me wanting to read more of the books in the Tracy Crosswhite series by Robert Dugoni.

Review of 'Her Final Breath'
Headline: A terrific crime thriller that has a gripping plot and great characterisation.
'Her Final Breath' is a brilliant follow-up novel to 'Her Sister's Grave', but it is not essential to have read the first book in the series as there are sufficient references to it in this novel to ensure one understands Tracy's back-story and why she reacts to certain situations in the way she does.
The main aspects of this novel that impressed me are (1) its writing - a real page turner of a story that is easy to read and follow; (2) the characterisation - all the characters are totally believable, including the bad guys and (3) the plot - very dramatic and increasingly so as it nears its dramatic climax.
One thing to be aware of is that the story contains a lot of characters and a number of possible suspects for the crime ... this should not be a problem if you have a good memory!
The plot follows Tracy's efforts to find a serial killer. It has plenty of twists and turns and 'false leads' and some shenanigans by her boss just to add further complexity and tension.
In short, this is a terrific story and it has resulted in my buying the next book in the series!

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Siltone

A cracking start to the Tracy Crosswhite series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2020

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Yeah, I know, I'm rather late to the party when it comes to reading/reviewing this thriller from Robert Dugoni, which came out way back in 2014. Interestingly, I had previously read another superb novel by this writer entitled: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, which isn't a thriller at all, instead it's a beautiful piece of literature - which just goes to show that this author has many strings to his bow when it comes to penning a story. Anyway, that book whetted my appetite for reading further novels by Mr Dugoni.

In My Sister's Grave, the reader is introduced to Tracy Crosswhite, a homicide detective with the Seattle PD, who had interestingly once been a chemistry teacher in the small town where she was raised, at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in Washington State. In the opening pages, we discover that Tracy had a younger sister who had gone missing twenty years previous. Although her sister was never found, someone did own up to abducting and murdering her. That 'someone' is Edmund House who was charged, and later found guilty of Sarah's murder, he has subsequently spent the last two decades behind bars. However, all these years later a female body has been found, and this discovery potentially reveals 'new' evidence, which brings into question the original validity of House's guilty verdict.

I really got pulled into this thriller. It's cleverly constructed, and doesn't follow the usual clichéd paths that you find in so many crime novels these days. I thought the characters were very well drawn. Tracy is a likeable female protagonist, whom I quickly warmed to. She's hard around the edges, but beneath that tough exterior is someone who can be sensitive and vulnerable at times, especially demonstrated when she has to recall the circumstances of her younger sister's disappearance. This is definitely one of those stories that hits the ground running, tension is maintained throughout, and it reassuringly doesn't lead you where you expect it to. I'm also pleased to say that it reaches a satisfactory conclusion. Being the first in a series, means one or two avenues are still left open to explore in further novels. One such story arc concerns Sarah's love life - as in, will she or won't she continue her romance with Dan, the childhood friend she reunites with in My Sister's Grave? I look forward to the next instalment to find out......

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E.M.

Great

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2019

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The small town feel of this story appealed to me and I liked the main characters – especially the Sheriff and the local law men, and Tracy’s (now deceased) father.

The twenty-year old remains of Tracy’s sister are going to let us know all their secrets. One by one we suspect all the main characters of having taken part in some kind of conspiracy. Why was Edmund House, a convicted rapist, so easily condemned when the evidence against him was so minor? And why has the body only come to light now, so many years later?

I enjoyed the ride. Even the romance, between Tracy and an old school friend, worked for me – and I often don’t like romances stuffed into thriller books.

A great book.

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The Bagster

In the end, it’s just “meah”

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2021

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This book is well written. I didn’t find a single typo or other error of the kind that turn up far too frequently these days. (Recently, I started to read a book published by Faber who, of all people, ought to be turning out immaculate books and found within 10 pages that someone was said to have given his assent to something – but assent was spelt ascent. I put the book down and never picked it up again). My Sister’s Grave has plenty of movement and zips along nicely. The motivations are good and the plotting is clever. And yet, I’m only giving it 2 stars. Why? There are two problems that simply shouldn’t be there. The first is a bit of laziness that an author of this quality should never be guilty of: in the middle of a blizzard, with power out and phones down everywhere, the female cop goes ALONE to the abandoned mine where she KNOWS a psychopath who once killed her sister is now hiding out, waiting for the cop. I hate this. This writer is good enough to have found a different way to skin this cat and I can only assume he lacked sufficient respect for his readers. The second is that we are told over and over again that things were done the way they were done to prevent the cop feeling guilt over her sister’s death. The cop confirms that, if she had known what people hadn’t told her, she would feel guilty in a way that would be completely incapacitating for her. They tell her. And there’s no sign of guilt whatsoever. Oh, I don’t mean that the author doesn’t suggest that the cop is feeling guilty – but there’s no attempt to show that to us. When an author who could be really good turns out something like this, I’m not going to give him 5 stars. I’m not giving him 4, or 3, either. He disappointed me and I don’t get the feeling that he cares one little bit.

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My new obsession...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2021

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Very impressed with this book & absolutely thrilled that it's the first in a long series... Tracy Crosswhite is my new obsession...

There is definitely a difference in male crime writers compared to female ones especially when the protagonist is female & I'm loving the realistic, relatable way Dugoni portrays Tracy... He's given her depth, character & emotions that I thought only a female author could truly excel at...

The descriptions for each scene were vivid but not overly detailed; I felt drawn in like I could picture everything but he didn't have to use flowery waffle to do so - a true skill

The plot itself was intriguing & I loved the slow reveal of the ending & effortless intertwining of current scenes with flashbacks

Great book but only 4 stars because there's always room for improvement... Personally I didn't like the fact that we didn't get a conclusion to her Seattle case, also I need to know that her & Dan have a future - it was too open-ended for me... But other than that, fantastic book - just about to download the next in the series!

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