Hunting Hour

by: Margaret Mizhushima

When the daughter of Mattie’s on-again, off-again love interest disappears, she and her K-9 partner race to find the missing girl—before it’s too late. Deputy Mattie Cobb is in a dark place and has withdrawn from Cole Walker and his family to work on issues from her past. When she and her K-9 partner, Robo, get called to track a missing junior high student, they find the girl dead on Smoker’s Hill behind the high school, and Mattie must head to the Walker home to break the bad news. But that’s only the start of trouble in Timber Creek, because soon another girl goes missing—and this time it’s one of Cole’s daughters. Knowing that each hour a child remains missing lessens the probability of finding her alive, Mattie and Robo lead the hunt while Cole and community volunteers join in to search everything—to no avail. It seems that someone has snatched all trace of the Walker girl from their midst, including her scent. Grasping at straws, Mattie and Robo follow a phoned-in tip into the dense forest, where they hope to find a trace of the girl and rescue her alive. But when Robo does catch her scent, it leads them to information that challenges everything they thought they knew about the case. Mattie and Robo must rush to hunt down the kidnapper before they’re too late in Hunting Hour, the heart-pounding third installment in Margaret Mizushima’s exhilarating Timber Creek K-9 mysteries.

Publish:

8 Aug, 2017

Categories:

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

Authors:

Margaret Mizhushima

Genres:

Mystery

Series:

Timber Creek K-9 Series

Languages:

English

Publishers:

Cooked Lane Books

Countries:

ISBN:

1683312775

ISBN:

978-1683312772

ASIN:

B06XWFGDY5

Pages:

288

Dimension:

6.4 x 1 x 9.5 inches

Weight:

1.02 lbs

Rating:

★★★★★★★★★★

Book Availability:

available

Pre Order Availability:

Book Awards:

Finalist for “Best Mystery,” RT Reviewer’s Choice Award An RT Book Reviews “Top Pick” Finalist for “Best Mystery,” Colorado Book Award

Accessibility Features:

enabled

Book Formats:

Kindle

$15

Paperback

$29

Hardcover

$39 $17

Description:

When the daughter of Mattie’s on-again, off-again love interest disappears, she and her K-9 partner race to find the missing girl—before it’s too late.

Deputy Mattie Cobb is in a dark place and has withdrawn from Cole Walker and his family to work on issues from her past. When she and her K-9 partner, Robo, get called to track a missing junior high student, they find the girl dead on Smoker’s Hill behind the high school, and Mattie must head to the Walker home to break the bad news. But that’s only the start of trouble in Timber Creek, because soon another girl goes missing—and this time it’s one of Cole’s daughters.

Knowing that each hour a child remains missing lessens the probability of finding her alive, Mattie and Robo lead the hunt while Cole and community volunteers join in to search everything—to no avail. It seems that someone has snatched all trace of the Walker girl from their midst, including her scent. Grasping at straws, Mattie and Robo follow a phoned-in tip into the dense forest, where they hope to find a trace of the girl and rescue her alive. But when Robo does catch her scent, it leads them to information that challenges everything they thought they knew about the case.

Mattie and Robo must rush to hunt down the kidnapper before they’re too late in Hunting Hour, the heart-pounding third installment in Margaret Mizushima’s exhilarating Timber Creek K-9 mysteries.

Reader's Review:

Finalist for “Best Mystery,” RT Reviewer’s Choice Award An RT Book Reviews “Top Pick” Finalist for “Best Mystery,” Colorado Book Award Do yourself a favor and read this one! It's another winner from Margaret Mizushima! As if you couldn't tell, Hunting Hour is my new favorite in the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series. It's a nice blend of emotion, investigation, and discovery that all seem to suit the story very well. It also addresses the needs of a dog lovers soul and dares the reader to take in some difficult realizations about everyday life. All in all, I would call this one excellent story. I am impressed with the growth that Mattie has made throughout the series, but I have to say that I appreciate the way the author has included the continuing relationship between this character and Robo, her dog. I find so many of the canine mysteries to be a little lacking in that respect. Here, you have a character who is committed to teaching her canine partner but also learning from him. Moreover, you have several characters who support that relationship very well. I like this story so much because the characters are not perfect, nor are they too odd. They have insecurities, and it seems everyone is working to figure themselves out. Solid.

Author Details:

Margaret Mizushima is the author of the award-winning and internationally published Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries. Active within the writing community, Margaret serves as president for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America, was elected the 2019-2020 Writer of the Year by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and is also a member of Northern Colorado Writers, Sisters in Crime, and Women Writing the West. She lives in Colorado on a small ranch with her veterinarian husband where they raised two daughters and a multitude of animals. She can be found on Facebook/AuthorMargaretMizushima, Twitter @margmizu, Instagram at margmizu, and her website at www.MargaretMizushima.com