Name: Touch of Red
ISBN: 9781501162374

Laura Griffin

In the 12th installment of Griffin's bestselling series, crime scene investigator Brooke Porter arrives at the home of a murdered woman and finds evidence that someone escaped the scene. But where is this witness now? Brooke makes it her goal to find the witness and get them out of harm's way. Original.

Touch of Red

Lynn Braden

Fingerprint expert at the Delphi Center, Brooke Porter, becomes obsessed with a case when she discovers the fingerprints of child that is somewhere between 9 and 12 years old, who she believes witnessed the brutal murder of a young woman as she was coming home from work. Homicide detective, Sean Byrne tries to warn Brooke off the case because of the danger she is putting herself in, but her desire to find the young witness and pursue the killer impacts his ability to make her understand that her interference in the investigation could actually hurt the case once a suspect has been identified. 
Touch of Red is similar to other stories in the Tracers Series in that it includes lots of forensic details and evidence that are clearly explained and fit well into the story being told. However, the mystery doesn't really become clear until the end of the story. The characters of Brooke and Sean are underdeveloped making it difficult for the reader to empathize with their emotions. A good Tracers story, but not the best in the series.