The Last Line
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- Create Date：2021-10-22 21:21:00
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Robert Dugoni
- ISBN：B097MR53P1
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Reviews
LianaReads blog
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Blog tour: http://lianareads。home。blog/2021/10/2。。。I love police procedural stories and this short story was just the perfect incentive to start reading this new to me author and his backlog catalog。 Especially since The Last Line is focusing on the secondary characters of his well known series Tracy Crosswhite。 Fast paced， intriguing story and great character development （ yes it can be done in a short story as well） this book is the perfect escape for a quick read that leaves you wanting more Blog tour: http://lianareads。home。blog/2021/10/2。。。I love police procedural stories and this short story was just the perfect incentive to start reading this new to me author and his backlog catalog。 Especially since The Last Line is focusing on the secondary characters of his well known series Tracy Crosswhite。 Fast paced， intriguing story and great character development （ yes it can be done in a short story as well） this book is the perfect escape for a quick read that leaves you wanting more and more with all the intricate details and investigations。 Thanks to the publisher for my review copy 。。。more
Linda
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Indifference is the enabler of corruption。Robert Dugoni has gifted us with a lead-in short story serving as a prequel to the Tracy Crosswhite Series。 No worries。 If you haven't engaged in this series as of yet， Dugoni has served up quite the standalone in a little over 50 pages。 We're taken back to the 1990's and introduced to the start-up of two favorite characters whose friendship is just melding。 Del Castigliano is leaving Madison， Wisconsin in his rearview mirror。 After a romance that turned Indifference is the enabler of corruption。Robert Dugoni has gifted us with a lead-in short story serving as a prequel to the Tracy Crosswhite Series。 No worries。 If you haven't engaged in this series as of yet， Dugoni has served up quite the standalone in a little over 50 pages。 We're taken back to the 1990's and introduced to the start-up of two favorite characters whose friendship is just melding。 Del Castigliano is leaving Madison， Wisconsin in his rearview mirror。 After a romance that turned South on him and a police career that was limited， Del decides to head to Seattle where the police department is hiring and the pay is far better。He's under the wing of a veteran detective， Moss Gunderson。 Crime hits before sun-up and Moss and Del find themselves at the harbor at Lake Union with two near frozen bodies laying on the dock。 The harbor master and another boat owner hauled the bodies out of the water。 Even the dead are not assisting Del on his first Seattle crime scene。 Neither body has identification or bullet wounds。 Nobody seems to have witnessed anything in the aftermath。Moss hands the case over to Del immediately。 Del feels like he's being tested。 He seeks the advice of rookie and new friend， Vic "Faz" Fazzio。 Both newbies have a sense that something is out of whack when the internal paperwork just doesn't add up。 What exactly will Del do next？The Last Line is a nice little golden nugget rolling out from the superb writing of Robert Dugoni。 He never disappoints。 It's now available at Amazon and with one click you'll become an instant fan。 。。。more
Carolyn
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I LOVE the Tracy Crosswhite series。 Geez， what a tease this is。
Suprina Bracey
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Wow！ Talk about dirty…。Man I wonder what’s next？Great short story！！！！
Kris the retired librarian
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In this short story， Det。 Del Castigliano is the new guy on Seattle PD’s homicide squad。 Needing a change of scenery after the breakup of a long term relationship， Del moved from Wisconsin to Seattle to begin anew。 Del is partnered with Moss Gunderson， one of the department’s best and most popular detectives。 Their first case together involves two unidentified bodies fished out of Lake Union。 Moss generously lets Del take the lead in the investigation。 Del wants to prove himself and relentlessly In this short story， Det。 Del Castigliano is the new guy on Seattle PD’s homicide squad。 Needing a change of scenery after the breakup of a long term relationship， Del moved from Wisconsin to Seattle to begin anew。 Del is partnered with Moss Gunderson， one of the department’s best and most popular detectives。 Their first case together involves two unidentified bodies fished out of Lake Union。 Moss generously lets Del take the lead in the investigation。 Del wants to prove himself and relentlessly works the case from every angle possible。 Del discovers the victims were involved in running drugs， but there’s more to the story than a simple drug deal gone bad。 Del has stumbled into minefield of corruption that could derail his entire new career。 Dugoni， author of The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell， certainly know how to tell a story。 This is a sharply written and intense。 It’s easy to root for new guy Del to succeed。 But his single-minded determination puts him in the crosshairs。 I could easily see this story expanding into a full length novel。 If you’re looking for a quick hit of crime fiction， look no further than The Last Line。 。。。more
TheMagicofWorlds
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- The Magic of Wor（l）ds blog （https://themagicofworlds。wordpress。com/） is a hobby， reviews and other bookish stuff on this site are done for free。I'm grateful of receiving a free copy from the publisher/author in exchange for an honest review of this book。 -‘The Last Line’ by Robert Dugoni is my first encounter with this author and although I’m not the hugest of fans when it comes to short-stories I thought this to be a very nice read。It’s fast paced， pleasantly written， with some interesting ch - The Magic of Wor（l）ds blog （https://themagicofworlds。wordpress。com/） is a hobby， reviews and other bookish stuff on this site are done for free。I'm grateful of receiving a free copy from the publisher/author in exchange for an honest review of this book。 -‘The Last Line’ by Robert Dugoni is my first encounter with this author and although I’m not the hugest of fans when it comes to short-stories I thought this to be a very nice read。It’s fast paced， pleasantly written， with some interesting characters and a well developed plot， which made me fly through the pages。However， there’s the ending！I thought it to be rather abruptly and not at all what I expected whilst reading。It leaves me with the feeling of having read a teaser of a full story and the book isn’t available yet。Rather frustrating in my opinion and hopefully not the way this author ends all his books as I would love to read another one by his hand one day。The Magic of Wor（l）ds 。。。more
Jonetta
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Delmo （Del） Castigliano leaves Madison， Wisconsin and heartbreak behind to start fresh as a homicide detective with the Seattle Police Department。 He’s assigned to work his first case with veteran Moss Gunderson who immediately places him as the lead。 As Del works the case， he gradually realizes he’s taken on much more than solving two murders。 I agreed to review this gem of a short story before I realized its connection to the author’s Tracy Crosswhite series， which I’m starting as a Goodreads Delmo （Del） Castigliano leaves Madison， Wisconsin and heartbreak behind to start fresh as a homicide detective with the Seattle Police Department。 He’s assigned to work his first case with veteran Moss Gunderson who immediately places him as the lead。 As Del works the case， he gradually realizes he’s taken on much more than solving two murders。 I agreed to review this gem of a short story before I realized its connection to the author’s Tracy Crosswhite series， which I’m starting as a Goodreads group read in January。 Del is a continuing character in that series but this is more like his own private prequel。 Yes， it’s short but I got hooked about five minutes in and didn’t stop until I was finished。 Now， I’m more than anxious to get started because it ended in such a way that I need more。 This was a delicious little bite and the author as narrator worked just fine。 I can’t wait to see how this case impacted Del’s future self。 As an appetizer， this went beyond preparing me for the main course。Posted on Blue Mood Café（Thanks to Brilliance Audio for my complimentary copy。 All opinions are my own。） 。。。more
Michelle
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I read the first book of the Tracy Crosswhite series a number of years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it。 I've always meant to continue with the series， but have never gotten back to it。 When the opportunity presented itself for me to read this short story， I had no trouble accepting because at last I could revisit Mr。 Dugoni's writing。 This was a great short story and quite frankly the ending left me wanting a lot more。 The characters were well developed， it was atmospheric and interesting。 I look I read the first book of the Tracy Crosswhite series a number of years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it。 I've always meant to continue with the series， but have never gotten back to it。 When the opportunity presented itself for me to read this short story， I had no trouble accepting because at last I could revisit Mr。 Dugoni's writing。 This was a great short story and quite frankly the ending left me wanting a lot more。 The characters were well developed， it was atmospheric and interesting。 I look forward to reading more of Mr。 Dugoni's work in the future。 Perfect for a quick commute read or something to tie you over if you're waiting for his next book！Review Date: 10/19/2021Publication Date: 10/21/2021 。。。more
Brad
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The Last Line is a new short story from Robert Dugoni"Del Castigliano is a new Homicide detective in Seattle。 He picks up a case right away - two unknown males are found floating in Lake Union。 He chases leads which all end up at a dead end。 Until he discovers that information was hidden from him。 And he's not sure who to trust。。。"This is an unusual short story because the resolution was unexpected。 It almost feels like it's a setup for a future book or story。 It'll be interesting to see where D The Last Line is a new short story from Robert Dugoni"Del Castigliano is a new Homicide detective in Seattle。 He picks up a case right away - two unknown males are found floating in Lake Union。 He chases leads which all end up at a dead end。 Until he discovers that information was hidden from him。 And he's not sure who to trust。。。"This is an unusual short story because the resolution was unexpected。 It almost feels like it's a setup for a future book or story。 It'll be interesting to see where Dugoni takes it。Del can be a good character - it all hinges on his decision。Intersting take from Dugoni。 。。。more
thereadingowlvina （Elvina Ulrich）
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The Story: Looking for a fresh start， Del Castigliano leaves Wisconsin to work for Seattle Police Department Homicide Unit。 When two unidentified bodies were found at a marina at Lake Union， he is assigned as the lead detective in this case。 But the more he investigates， the more he realizes that he is getting nowhere with the investigation and it seems that someone does not want him to solve this case。 My thoughts: I usually steer away from short stories as they are usually a miss for me The Story: Looking for a fresh start， Del Castigliano leaves Wisconsin to work for Seattle Police Department Homicide Unit。 When two unidentified bodies were found at a marina at Lake Union， he is assigned as the lead detective in this case。 But the more he investigates， the more he realizes that he is getting nowhere with the investigation and it seems that someone does not want him to solve this case。 My thoughts: I usually steer away from short stories as they are usually a miss for me。 But I am glad that I took a chance on this book！ It was good！ This story centers around two secondary characters from the Tracy Crosswhite universe （which I have not read but want to now！） - Seattle PD detectives Delmo “Del” Castigliano and Vic “Faz” Fazzio。 For a short story， the plot and character development were good！ I liked the fast pace， suspense and the investigation part in this story。 The writing was engaging too！ Although the ending did leave me wanting more， I am totally okay with that！ I am hoping that this is a prequel to a new series as I really like the character Del。 Pub。 Date: Oct 21st， 2021***Thank you Amazon Original Stories for this gifted reading copy。 All opinions expressed are my own。*** 。。。more
Anne - Books of My Heart
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