Stalking Ground: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
Margaret Mizushima
2016, 310 pages
Genre: Mystery, set in rural Colorado
Deputy Mattie Cobb and Robo, her K-9 police dog, have just finished up a training exercise in Denver when they are called back home to help find a missing person. Robo’s tracking skills are needed for the rugged terrain. The search is not going well until they receive an anonymous tip that the missing person is near Tucker Peak. Mattie, Deputy Brody and Robo hike up to the remote spot, only to find the body of the missing person. The hunt is on to find her killer.
A mountain lion attack, a crossbow and a secondary plot involving drugged race horses all come in to play in this fast-paced second mystery featuring Mattie and Robo. Sure to please mystery readers and animal lovers.
Sandi LeeConcord Public Library
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