5 Stars for The Trapped Girl the 4th installment of Robert Dugong's amazing Tracy Crosswhite series!

This is my favorite book of the series to date. The mystery was interesting: A young boy goes out to do some illegal crab fishing and snags a bit of a surprise - a body! From there the story takes on quite a few different twists & turns. Just when I thought I had it figured out - something else would happen! I was glued to the book and couldn't read fast enough. This was one of those books where life was "put on hold" because I had to read one more page.

What I enjoyed most about this installment in the series was the character development. The relationship between Tracy & Dan has grown so much since book #1 and it was wonderful to see the leaps they take together in this book. I also thoroughly enjoyed seeing the relationships between Tracy and her team - Kins, Del & Faz. They have essentially become family and it was a big, integral part of this book. I fell in love with them all that much more. Who would think a bunch of tough cops could be so heartwarming?! Dugoni has such an amazing cast of characters in this series!

I have grown to love this series & these characters. Dugoni does an amazing job of weaving an engaging roller coaster plot that keeps you guessing while also really building on the back story of his main characters. We become invested in them in all the right ways! I can't wait to see where the series continues to take us. I know I'll definitely be along for the ride, for the long haul.