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Edge by Tracy Clark Narrator: Chante McCormick
Series: Detective Harriet Foster #4
Published by Brilliance Audio, Thomas & Mercer on December 2, 2024
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Pages: 330
Length: 10 hours, 46 minutes
Format: Audiobook, eARC
Source: NetGalley
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Chicago’s finest are scouring the city for a tainted new opioid making the rounds, but they’re coming up empty. With five people already dead—a college kid, a new mother, and three poker players—all they really know is the drug’s Edge. Where it’s coming from is still anyone’s guess.
Detective Harriet Foster doesn’t have time for guessing games. She needs answers. And when the next overdose hits Homicide where it hurts most, Harri is determined to get what she wants. But keeping her eyes squarely on the prize proves harder than expected.
The Detective Harriet Foster series is set in Chicago. Harri who has been on the force 18 years is adjusting to her new partner and team. She still struggles with the recent death of her partner, and her son six years ago.
As with the previous book, the cases revolve around drugs and young people overdosing. Right away, Harri is out on her day off and comes upon a college age guy and gal who look like they have overdosed in a park. The boy is dead and the girl is faintly alive. She calls for help and it turns out the girl has a connection to her team.
We get lots of points of view here in addition to Harri, from some of the criminals. They are stone cold killers and don’t care if their drugs kill people, only that they make money. The bodies keep dropping. The team works the evidence smartly and eventually starts to make progress.
Personally, Harri is still reeling from the last case. Her boss sends her to a new therapist, one who used to be a cop, and she finally starts to make some progress.
The ending is also satisfying because the greedy killers are scooped up or dead. Sadly, there will always be a new player to sell drugs or girls. I really enjoyed this case and the character development.
Narration:
This series was my introduction to this narrator. I really enjoyed her performance and felt the distinct voices were comfortable and appropriate for the characters. I was able to listen at my usual 1.5x speed.
Listen to the clip: HERE
About Tracy Clark
Tracy Clark, a native Chicagoan, is the author of the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series, featuring ex-cop turned PI Cassandra Raines. A multi-nominated Anthony, Lefty, Edgar, Macavity, and Shamus Award finalist, Tracy is also the 2020 and 2022 winner of the G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award and the 2022 Sara Paretsky Award, which honors crime writers from the Midwest. Tracy was also nominated for the 2022 Edgar for Best Short Story for “Lucky Thirteen,” which was included in the crime fiction anthology “Midnight Hour.” She is a proud member of Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime and serves on the boards of Bouchercon National and the Midwest Mystery Conference.
Tracy loves old black-and-white movies, a good nap, and a really spicy ginger snap served with ice-cold milk. When she’s not writing, she’s thinking about writing and admits to finding characters in the most unusual places.
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Excellent review, Anne. It sounds like there’s lots of tension with the drug overdose storyline, and the characters sound fantastic.
yes, and the setting is Chicago and there is a lot of diversity here.
I’m looking forward to starting this series. FYI, I got the third book from that sale you directed me to earlier. Great review, Anne💜
I hope you love them. I think they are good with a Chicago setting.
Sounds like a good police/crime procedural with a character to follow and like!
yes with a Chicago setting and diversity.
Harri needs a vacay.
No doubt. We all could use a vacay.