Daniele Harper has been made lead detective for the first time in her career, so she feels she has to prove herself by quickly solving the murder of a local college professor and his mistress, but when Scott Black, former SEAL and her brother's best friend becomes the prime suspect, she finds it tough to keep Scott out of the investigation. As a ballistics expert at the Delphi Center, Scott knows that if he doesn't prove his innocence, his reputation is forever tarnished and his career is over. The case becomes more complicated when the murder of another professor becomes linked to the first two, forcing Dani and Scott to look for a motive that might connect all three cases.
At Close Range developed and explained lots of different types of forensic evidence, but the book stalled in places due to the lack of a real suspect throughout most of the book. Too much time was spent showing why Scott was the only suspect even though it was clear that nobody really thought he committed these crimes. Otherwise, this is another good Tracers Series novel worth reading. ( )

Good mystery and hot romance. Fun read overall. ( )

I have thoroughly enjoyed the Tracers series. At Close Range is another great addition to the series. There is a really well written mystery with lots of red herrings. The murder mystery is hands down the most intriguing and satisfying aspect to the story.

Dani is a detective who has just been made the lead on a very high profile double murder case. Scott is a ballistics specialist at the nearby Delphi center. Scott is called in to work on the murder case and examine the ballistics. Through several twists, Scott ends up as a suspect. Dani has known Scott for most of her life. He is her brother's best friend. She knows he didn't commit the murders, but she has to find the proof. Scott isn't about to sit back and let the investigation progress with him. Obviously, its a conflict of interest to have him involved since he is the prime suspect. The case takes Dani to a different state and more murders occur, all while she fights her attraction to Scott.

My discontent with the story was the romance. I really didn't find the romance between Dani and Scott credible or authentic. It felt sort of rushed and haphazard. By the end, I wasn't sure I believed they would stay together. I think that the murder mystery and all the danger took the focus of the story (and I loved it), but it did so at the expense of building up the romance. ( )

This was strong until the end, when the plot just went crazy - who could have seen that coming? Scott was a bit too unknowable for me, but otherwise I thought the romance was well done. ( )

This is the latest book in this series. Which just happens to be one of my favorite current series. As a mystery and romantic mystery fan, you will enjoy this series as well. The best part is that the books can be read as stand alone novels. Yes, some of the relationships and past events may carry over to the nest book but nothing that would cause a new reader to have issues following along.

I honestly could not figure out the motive for the killings. This is a good problem to have as a fan of mystery stories. The author did a nice job of keeping me guessing until all of the pieces were revealed at the end. Speaking of the end. This is where most of the action took place. In the last several chapters. Prior to that, I do admit I wished that the story had been amped up a few dials. Yet, I was busy with Dani and Scott's relationship. Or I should say, their desire to have a relationship. I could feel the chemistry between these two and it was smothering. Strap in for a great read! ( )