Stalking Ground: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery

Margaret Mizushima

Sep 2016 · A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Book 2 · Crooked Lane Books

About this ebook

“A taut page-turner on multiple levels.” —Booklist
“Dog lovers will want to read this thriller.” —Library Journal

In this follow-up to Killing Trail, a murder investigation takes Mattie Cobb and her canine partner to the Colorado mountains—where the brutal winter landscape conceals an equally brutal killer.

When Deputy Ken Brody’s sweetheart goes missing in the mountains outside Timber Creek, Mattie Cobb and Robo are called to search. But it’s mid-October and a dark snow storm is brewing over the high country—and they’re already too late. By the time they find her body, the storm has broken and the snow is coming down hard.

While Brody hikes down to bring back the forensics team and veterinarian Cole Walker gathers supplies to protect them from the storm, Mattie and Robo find themselves alone, guarding the gravesite overnight in the dead of the early winter. And that’s only the first long, dark night in a series of them, because as their investigation develops, Mattie, Robo, Brody, and Cole find themselves in the middle of the killer’s stalking ground—with no way out unless they can catch a predator more deadly than any natural threat.

Filled with tension, excitement, and heart, this new installment in Mizushima’s much lauded series will send a chill down every reader's spine.

Ratings and reviews

Im a big fan of CJ Box so i was drawn to this story. Its the sense of place that wraps me up and Stalking Ground has it in spades. A good story that taught me new things-likeable characters and DOGS-hey,whats not to like! Its always a good book that leaves you looking for the earlier backstory and eager to know what happens next. If you liked the feel of this try Box and Dana Stabenow. ★★★★sharon

Loved this book. Fast read. Kept me interested the entire book. Hope there will be more to come!

It's great to read a story that isn't filled with profanity. Great author for doing this.

About the author

MARGARET MIZUSHIMA, author of the award winning and internationally published Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Series, balances writing with assisting her husband with their veterinary clinic and Angus cattle herd. 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 and Sisters in Crime. She lives in Colorado on a small ranch with her veterinarian husband where they raised two daughters and a multitude of animals.