Series: Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
Summary: When Deputy Mattie Wray and her German Shepherd, Robo, are asked to fly out to Washington's Olympic peninsula to join in the search for a missing nine-year-old boy, she can't say no. Even though she's supposed to be getting married to her veterinarian fiance, Cole Walker, at the end of the week. Because there's a lost child and the local police need Robo's air scenting skills. Luckily, Cole has her back, even traveling to Washington to offer his doctoring skills to all the SAR dogs there and their handlers helping to search the dense forest area where they think the boy wandered off into. But Mattie soon starts to suspect his disappearance is the result of something more sinister. Can they find him in time?
My thoughts: I love this series and a big reason why is the dogs and all their search-and-rescue skills. It's so interesting! I like learning about the difference between ground tracking and air scenting, each dog's speciality, and how their handlers guide them. And Mattie and Robo certainly have their work cut out for them this time trying to track a small child through such a rainy forest setting. This mystery also has good action and suspense. And all of these characters are so great. I've loved seeing Mattie's and Cole's relationship deepen over the course of this series. And Robo is the best! Gathering Mist is another winning read from Margaret Mizushima.
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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DeleteI just finished the first 8 books of this series, have to wait more than 8 weeks to read Gathering Mist from my library. I almost love this series but not quite. I adore Robo and all the searching and rescuing parts, the mysteries, crimes. But I have to admit, I don't really like the romance between Mattie and Cole but I'm all for the dog.
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Robo is great! But I also like the interactions between Cole and Mattie and his daughters. They'll make a good family. :D
DeleteI think I'd really like this series, too. I love a search and rescue story, especially when there are dogs involved!
ReplyDeleteAnd Robo, the main dog throughout the series, is SO great! I love the role he plays in these books. :D
DeleteI must get back to this series, I read book one and loved it!
ReplyDeleteThe others that follow book one are just as good! You'll enjoy them. :D
DeleteThis looks good.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great series!
DeleteGreat review, Lark! This series is on my list. It sounds so good! I love reading about search and rescue dogs. :)
ReplyDeleteYou will love Robo! (Mattie and Cole are pretty great, too.)
DeleteI must give this series a try and it takes real skill to have a dog or a cat in a novel become a character and the way they bond with the human characters. It sounds like Mattie Wray and Robo have that chemistry.
ReplyDeleteRobo is so great. I love the way he and Mattie work together.
DeleteEvery time you review a book in this series, I want to get a copy of the first one and read it. Maybe sometime soon.
ReplyDeleteThey are worth checking out!
DeleteI need to remember to request the first book in this series! I think I'd enjoy it! :)
ReplyDeleteI think you'd really like this series. The characters are so great. :D
DeleteWow, Lark - this sounds like such a great series. I'm glad you posted about it :) By the by, I've been watching the new season of Tracker and it is great so far - loving it! Wishing you a lovely weekend!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving this season of Tracker, too. I hope his brother makes more appearances. And I hope you have a great weekend, too, Nadia. :D
DeleteThe sounds like a great series and search and rescue dogs are so smart.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing what they can track down or sniff out. Their sense of smell is so remarkable.
DeleteSounds good and I love that cover.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great series! One of my favs. :D
DeleteI have the first book in this series on Audible and I really can't wait to read it. I'm so glad to see how much you enjoyed this one! This looks like a series I'll really enjoy.
ReplyDeleteIt's so good! I love Mattie and Robo. :D
DeleteThat's a good setting for a search. I've been to the Olympic Peninsula - it's forest-y. I like the dog too.
ReplyDeleteThe setting made the search very tricky, with the thick forest of trees and all the rain. And I love the dogs!
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