Tracy Crosswhite

Tracy Crosswhite is the heroine of the novel. She is a detective with the Violent Crimes Division of the Seattle Police Department. D’Andre’s death hits “close to home” for Tracy because her little sister was kidnapped and killed violently. As she deals with Shaniqua, Tracy remembers how devastating her sister’s death was on her own family. Tracy fights to get answers to D’Andre’s death not just because she is interested in addressing racial inequality or is just doing her job but because she knows how important it is for the family to have answers. Even when her commanding officers want to let the case drop, Tracy insists on continuing to investigate.

In addition to helping D’Andre’s family get closure on the boy’s murder, Tracy is facing a personal challenge of her own. She has always wanted to have a...