Burning Ridge

by: Margaret Mizhushima

Colorado’s Redstone Ridge is a place of extraordinary beauty, but this rugged mountain wilderness harbors a horrifying secret. When a charred body is discovered in a shallow grave on the ridge, officer Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo are called in to spearhead the investigation. But this is no ordinary crime—and it soon becomes clear that Mattie has a close personal connection to the dead man. Joined by local veterinarian Cole Walker, the pair scours the mountaintop for evidence and makes another gruesome discovery: the skeletonized remains of two adults and a child. And then, the unthinkable happens. Could Mattie become the next victim in the murderer’s deadly game? A deranged killer torments Mattie with a litany of dark secrets that call into question her very identity. As a towering blaze races across the ridge, Cole and Robo search desperately for her—but time is running out.

Publish:

11 Sep, 2018

Categories:

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller

Authors:

Margaret Mizhushima

Genres:

Mystery

Series:

Timber Creek K-9 Series

Languages:

English

Publishers:

ISBN:

1683317785

ISBN:

978-1683317784

ASIN:

B078LZ5M9S

Pages:

288

Dimension:

6.4 x 1 x 9.5 inches

Weight:

1.02 lbs

Rating:

★★★★★★★★★★

Book Availability:

available

Pre Order Availability:

no

Book Awards:

Best Books of 2018, Kings River Life Winner, Next Generation Indie Book Awards, action-adventure Winner, Colorado Authors League Awards, Ebook Fiction Silver Award, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Awards, mystery Bronze Award, Foreword Indies Book of the Year Awards, mystery Finalist, Colorado Book Awards, mystery

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Description:

Colorado’s Redstone Ridge is a place of extraordinary beauty, but this rugged mountain wilderness harbors a horrifying secret. When a charred body is discovered in a shallow grave on the ridge, officer Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo are called in to spearhead the investigation. But this is no ordinary crime—and it soon becomes clear that Mattie has a close personal connection to the dead man.

Joined by local veterinarian Cole Walker, the pair scours the mountaintop for evidence and makes another gruesome discovery: the skeletonized remains of two adults and a child. And then, the unthinkable happens. Could Mattie become the next victim in the murderer’s deadly game?

A deranged killer torments Mattie with a litany of dark secrets that call into question her very identity. As a towering blaze races across the ridge, Cole and Robo search desperately for her—but time is running out.

Reader's Review:

Praise for Burning Ridge: “Mizushima delivers a sufficiently complicated plot, well-developed interpersonal relationships, awe-inspiring landscape descriptions, and some excruciatingly vivid action.” ―Publishers Weekly “Mizushima boldly emphasizes her heroine's history, connecting Mattie's past with her current case and forcing Mattie to take a leap and share her story with colleagues and friends in order to catch the killer. The development of an extensive backstory over a multibook arch pays off.” ―Kirkus Reviews "An intense mystery that emphasizes the abilities of Robo and his partnership with Mattie. Combining a police procedural with Mattie’s personal story creates an anxiety-inducing novel that will remind readers of Nevada Barr’s books." ―Library Journal "Burning Ridge is a well-told, solid mystery peppered with fascinating details of K-9 police work.” ―Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine “The Mattie-Robo pairing makes these stories appealing to both mystery lovers and animal lovers. This volume tightens the screws on them, showing more of their strengths and vulnerabilities.” ―Reviewing the Evidence "Books like Burning Bridge make me appreciate the series format so much, because...characters become so real, they feel like friends. Mizushima’s sleight of hand as a genre writer (she’s particularly adept at red herrings) only makes this fine series that much more enjoyable. I’m very much looking forward to my next encounter with Mattie Cobb." ―Mystery Scene “A fast-paced and engrossing police procedural.” ―Crimespree Magazine “Another original, deftly crafted and simply riveting mystery by Margaret Mizushima.” ―Midwest Book Review “[Mizushima] has created some very memorable and interesting people...Highly recommended.” ―Deadly Pleasures

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