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The Academy A Short Story The Tracy Crosswhite Series edition by Robert Dugoni Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks

Three years before this short story, set in Washington state, opens, small-town high school chemistry teacher Tracy Crosswhite lost her beloved younger sister, a presumed homicide victim. (Her body was never found, but a paroled rapist was convicted of her murder.) Burdened by grief, their father killed himself a couple of years later. Tracy's reaction to this double tragedy has finally become the catalyst driving her to quit her teaching career at the age of 25, and apply for a position on the Seattle police force. She's not without some inherent qualifications for that job. Not only is she tall and strong (5' 10" and an in-shape 130 lbs.), she started shooting competitively at the age of 15 and holds three consecutive Washington State shooting championships. But a police academy is a grueling training environment. Will she have what it takes to stick it out, and to pass the requisite tests? Well --given that this is a prequel e-story to the author's popular Tracy Crosswhite novel series, whose title character is a Seattle cop, most readers won't consider that seriously in question. But that isn't a spoiler, because the meat of the story is in the journey, not the destination. And there will be plenty of suspense along the way, even if the end is surmised.

At 44 pages, this is at the longish end of the "short" story spectrum, and follows Tracy from her application interview through her time at the Academy. It provides a clear, realistic picture of some of the procedures and personality dynamics in modern police training, with some insight into the special challenges that women recruits have to undergo. Dugoni's writing is clear and well adopted to his purpose, textured but not excessively ornate or descriptive; his storytelling is absorbing and nicely paced. I read the tale in one sitting, and I think most readers will want to. His characterizations are excellent, living and three-dimensional, especially (but not exclusively) Tracy herself; she's a strong-inside, intelligent woman with genuine character, a lot of guts, and compassionate instincts, as well as some believable emotional baggage from the horrific family tragedies she's experienced. If she were an actual person (and she easily could be!) she's the kind of lady I'd be proud to have for a friend --or, if I'd ever had a son, for a daughter-in-law.

Although the Tracy Crosswhite series as such is mystery-crime fiction, this story isn't really that; we're strictly in the sphere of police training here, with no actual crime being investigated. I've classified it as general fiction: a realistic, descriptive account of modern life, though in the milieu of people who work at combating crime, or are training to. It's clearly intended as an appetizer for the series, though, furnishing an introduction to the protagonist and a sense of what drives her. Personally, I haven't raed the series opener; but that's only because I'm not looking to get sucked into another ongoing series, right now. If your immediate reading plans are more open, and you like a mystery series with this type of heroine, I'm guessing this one would be a good bet!

There's no actual sexual content here (though there's some sexual harassment); Tracy's not looking for a relationship at this time in her life. However, there is a sprinkling of bad language --mostly not too rough, but including a couple of f-words, a p-word (and no, it's not "piss") and a misuse of Jesus' name. On the whole, I considered the speaking styles in the bounds of realism for the way many of these characters would talk. (The obscenity, and most of the "crude vulgarities" --which made another character feel "nauseated"-- come from just one character, and reflect the fact that his personality IS crude and nauseating. Few if any readers would adopt him as a role model.)


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The Academy A Short Story The Tracy Crosswhite Series edition by Robert Dugoni Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews

The Academy is a neat little short story written by Robert Dugoni as a prequel for his best-selling first entry in the Tracy Crosswhite series, My Sister’s Grave. The Academy takes us back to 1996 and introduces us to the protagonist, Tracy Crosswhite, as she applies for and enters the police academy. After reading this short story, my overall opinion can really be summed up in 4 words I like Tracy Crosswhite. I like her a lot.

Tracy is not a mental mess. She does not carry a load of demons with her at all times. To me, Tracy seems rather normal for a suspense thriller leading character. Wow, how unusual. Yes, she did have something bad happen in her life. In 1993, her sister, whose body was actually never found, was presumed murdered in the first degree, and a man went to prison for the crime. This event was the catalyst for Tracy to give up her high school chemistry teaching position in order to pursue a career as a police officer, and eventually a homicide detective.

In this 44 page story, we see Tracy enter a “man’s world” and not only survive, but help the only other female recruit graduate and earn the highest respect of all her male peers and most of her superiors as well.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Academy and meeting Tracy Crosswhite. The first thing I did when I finished the story was to find myself a copy of My Sister’s Grave. Mr. Dugoni has a new fan.
The Academy is a short story that shows the determination and fortitude in one woman’s story to serve a higher purpose.

After the disappearance of her sister, Tracy chose her mission in life, to become a police officer. Her ultimate goal was to be the first woman detective in homicide.

The need to have a woman on the Seattle police force opened a door her.

The Academy reads as if it is a true story of the good ol’ boy network in police departments all over the country. She held her own against the bigoted and sexist ***holes that did all they could to make her life a living hell. And through it all, she goes above and beyond to help a fellow female officer.

Tracy takes no s***, but goes about fighting her battle in the right way. My feelings of respect and admiration for her makes me want to read more. I can only think her story will get better. I would recommend The Academy to all those who are looking for inspiration and a happy ending.
Boy, was I cheering for Tracy Crosswhite.....every step of the way. This short story is lively and full of the old male-chauvinist attitude that has been dominate from the first git-go! However, not all the guys in this short tale are jerks.

The disappearance of Tracy's younger sister, a number of years ago, prompted her to become a law-enforcement officer. She leaves her job as a high school chemistry teacher to apply to the police academy. She shows lots of spunk beginning with her answers to questions asked by the selection board.

She's accepted, and almost immediately, Tracy realizes that she must fight hard and fight back to excel and prove that she is good, even better, than her fellow male cadets........and soon to be fellow officers. She shows courage. She is full of charisma. She has loads of self confidence and skill, and she is also attractive. She is respected by all of those in her academy class....male and female. Even most of her supervisors.....who are all male....respect her. Well, there is Detective Johnny Nolasco. He's a big guy at six feet and maybe 220 pounds. Tracy is 5 feet 10 inches and 130 pounds, but she will definitely embarrass the arrogant detective.

This lively short tale can easily be read and enjoyed in less than an hour. It is good. It is sometimes funny. Parts are even a bit sad. Detective Nolasco is a character that you will probably learn to dislike with intensity...... very quickly!
Three years before this short story, set in Washington state, opens, small-town high school chemistry teacher Tracy Crosswhite lost her beloved younger sister, a presumed homicide victim. (Her body was never found, but a paroled rapist was convicted of her murder.) Burdened by grief, their father killed himself a couple of years later. Tracy's reaction to this double tragedy has finally become the catalyst driving her to quit her teaching career at the age of 25, and apply for a position on the Seattle police force. She's not without some inherent qualifications for that job. Not only is she tall and strong (5' 10" and an in-shape 130 lbs.), she started shooting competitively at the age of 15 and holds three consecutive Washington State shooting championships. But a police academy is a grueling training environment. Will she have what it takes to stick it out, and to pass the requisite tests? Well --given that this is a prequel e-story to the author's popular Tracy Crosswhite novel series, whose title character is a Seattle cop, most readers won't consider that seriously in question. But that isn't a spoiler, because the meat of the story is in the journey, not the destination. And there will be plenty of suspense along the way, even if the end is surmised.

At 44 pages, this is at the longish end of the "short" story spectrum, and follows Tracy from her application interview through her time at the Academy. It provides a clear, realistic picture of some of the procedures and personality dynamics in modern police training, with some insight into the special challenges that women recruits have to undergo. Dugoni's writing is clear and well adopted to his purpose, textured but not excessively ornate or descriptive; his storytelling is absorbing and nicely paced. I read the tale in one sitting, and I think most readers will want to. His characterizations are excellent, living and three-dimensional, especially (but not exclusively) Tracy herself; she's a strong-inside, intelligent woman with genuine character, a lot of guts, and compassionate instincts, as well as some believable emotional baggage from the horrific family tragedies she's experienced. If she were an actual person (and she easily could be!) she's the kind of lady I'd be proud to have for a friend --or, if I'd ever had a son, for a daughter-in-law.

Although the Tracy Crosswhite series as such is mystery-crime fiction, this story isn't really that; we're strictly in the sphere of police training here, with no actual crime being investigated. I've classified it as general fiction a realistic, descriptive account of modern life, though in the milieu of people who work at combating crime, or are training to. It's clearly intended as an appetizer for the series, though, furnishing an introduction to the protagonist and a sense of what drives her. Personally, I haven't raed the series opener; but that's only because I'm not looking to get sucked into another ongoing series, right now. If your immediate reading plans are more open, and you like a mystery series with this type of heroine, I'm guessing this one would be a good bet!

There's no actual sexual content here (though there's some sexual harassment); Tracy's not looking for a relationship at this time in her life. However, there is a sprinkling of bad language --mostly not too rough, but including a couple of f-words, a p-word (and no, it's not "piss") and a misuse of Jesus' name. On the whole, I considered the speaking styles in the bounds of realism for the way many of these characters would talk. (The obscenity, and most of the "crude vulgarities" --which made another character feel "nauseated"-- come from just one character, and reflect the fact that his personality IS crude and nauseating. Few if any readers would adopt him as a role model.)