MYSTERY

Hunting Hour: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery

by Margaret Mizushima
Crooked Lane. Aug. 2017. 320p. ISBN 9781683312772. $25.99; ebk. ISBN 9781683312789. M
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In her third outing (after Staking Ground and Killing Trail), a depressed Mattie Cobb still struggles with issues from her past and a previous case. She and Robo, her K-9 coworker, are still a tightly bonded team, but Mattie has withdrawn from her police colleagues and local vet Cole Walker and his daughters. When a teenage girl is reported missing, Mattie and Robo are on the case then find the girl's body near the high school. Then one of Cole's daughters is kidnapped. The suspense ratchets up as the search for the missing girl accelerates. Mizushima excels at revealing Mattie's conflicted mind-set regarding Cole and his children and the disconnect she feels in her life.
VERDICT Fans who miss Virginia Lanier's "Bloodhound" series, and readers who relish strong female characters and procedurals with a strong sense of place will want to get better acquainted with Mattie and Robo.
Reviewed by Ann Chambers Theis , Aug 01, 2017
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