REVIEW: Explosive Situation by Terri Reed

Explosive Situation (True Blue K-9 Unit: Brooklyn #4) by Terri Reed is the fourth book in the Harlequin series, True Blue K-9 Unit: Brooklyn. This series has an overriding arc of a cold case murder and the occurrence on the 20th anniversary of that murder of another murder which was eerily similar.

Olivia Vance has just been promoted to Lieutenant in the police department’s Internal Affairs department. She is investigating K-9 Detective Henry Roarke for unnecessary force allegations. The previous Internal Affairs officer, Lt. Jabboski had a mild heart attack and retired leaving the investigation up to Olivia. She needed to interview Detective Roarke and wanted to observe his actions in normal settings. As she started the interview at Brooklyn’s K-9 headquarters Henry received a text message bomb threat. She noted his alarm at receiving the text and he explained about the bomb threat and his added concern about his sister being in the vicinity of the threat location. Olivia insisted on going along on the call with Henry and his K-9 bomb-sniffing dog, Cody. What better way to get a good look at this officer’s demeanor than on a call. She was impressed with Henry’s handling of the situation this time but decided she needed more observation before writing her report and making a recommendation to the review board. Or was this just an excuse to spend more time with Henry because she was attracted to him?

Detective Henry Roarke was tired of doing desk duty during an Internal Affairs investigation of what he knows was justified action when Davey Carrell attempted to grab his sidearm when Henry detained Davey following his bomb sniffing dog Cody’s alert on the young man’s backpack. Henry needed for himself and Cody to get back on the job especially now as strange bomb threats were being texted to his phone. It seemed these threats were being directed at people close to him. He wanted to find this bomber and stop him. At first the appearance of Lt. Vance was an annoyance. He had already given his statement to to Lt. Jabboski. As Olivia spent time with him he found it difficult to resist his attraction to her. Nothing could happen between the two of them though. They could both lose their jobs.

As these types of Harlequin series go this book advanced the solving of the mystery. I enjoy these Harlequin series which progress to solving a mystery throughout the series. The storyline in this installment has plenty of action and intrigue. I liked how Olivia and Henry fought their attraction but realized they cared for each other enough to overcome any obstacles to their relationship. Many characters and their K-9 partners appear in this story and this adds to my enjoyment of reading this book. I am looking forward to the next book in the series, Tracking A Kidnapper by Valerie Hansen.

Book Info:

Publication: June 16th 2020 | Love Inspired Suspense  | True Blue K-9 Unit: Brooklyn #4

With his K-9 partner at his side,
can he survive false accusations and a bomber?

Detective Henry Roarke’s determined to prove his innocence to internal affairs officer Olivia Vance—but first he must survive the bomber targeting him and his bomb-sniffing K-9, Cody. With a coming baby to protect and an investigation to pursue, Olivia has her hands full…until she becomes a target, as well. Can they catch the bomber before they all lose their lives?