Tracking Game by Margaret Mizushima is the fifth book in her Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series.
K-9 Deputy Mattie Cobb and veterinarian Cole Walker are attending the Celebration of Summer dance at the local community center in Timber Creek and have just stepped outside for a breath of fresh air when the emergency siren goes off. Then BOOM! There is an explosion to the west of them.
Mattie calls in to the sheriff’s station where the night dispatcher explains there is a burning vehicle that was called in. Upon arrival at the scene they see three people in the ditch alongside the road. One is lying near the burning van and Mattie heads to check out that person while Cole goes to check out the other two people. Turns out Mattie went right to what she discovers is a murder scene. Seems the dead man has two bullet holes to the chest. The town of Timber Creek has a muderer on the loose. It just so happens there is much more to this murder and events swiftly escalate. Mattie and her German Shepard partner Robo are on the job though so the town has their heroes working to solve the mystery.
Margaret Mizushima once again has written a tense, suspenseful mystery story that will keep the reader turning the pages until the very end. The storyline flows well and the pace is just right. I loved reading about the progress of Mattie and Cole’s relationship. From previous books in the series it is obvious that Mattie has some issues to deal with from her childhood. I believe Cole will be just what she needs in her life. I loved this story and look forward to the next book in the series.
Book Info:
Publication: November 12th 2019 | Crooked Lane Books | Timber Creek K-9 Mystery #5
Two brutal murders, a menacing band of poachers, and a fearsome creature on the loose in the mountains plunge Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo into a sinister vortex.
An explosion outside a community dance sends Mattie Cobb and Cole Walker reeling into the night, where they discover a burning van and beside it the body of outfitter Nate Fletcher. But the explosion didn’t kill Nate–it was two gunshots to the heart.
The investigation leads them to the home of rancher Doyle Redman, whose daughter is Nate’s widow, and the object of one of their suspect’s affection. But before they can make an arrest, they receive an emergency call from a man who’s been shot in the mountains. Mattie and Robo rush to the scene, only to be confronted by the ominous growl of a wild predator.
As new players emerge on the scene, Mattie begins to understand the true danger that’s enveloping Timber Creek. They journey into the cold, misty mountains to track the animal–but discover something even more deadly in Tracking Game, the fifth installment in Margaret Mizushima’s Timber Creek K-9 mysteries.
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Sounds great.