Description
Welcome to the tenth Timber Creek mystery. The theme established by author Margaret Mizushima features Deputy Sheriff Mattie, and her K-9 partner, Robo. As usual, the series has progressed and the main character, Mattie, has recently married Dr. Cole Walker, DVM. The new blended family includes Cole, his daughters Sophie and Angela, Mattie, and of course, Robo, and Cole’s two dogs and a cat!
The family is on a snowshoe outing at a resort not far from their home. A sharp cry echoing off the canyon walls surrounding the resort interrupts their pleasant afternoon. Sophie and Angela immediately speculate on its source, maybe a mountain lion? Mattie quickly morphs from doting stepmother into on duty deputy sheriff.
Fortunately, Robo is with them and ready to assist Mattie in her search for the source of the cry. What follows is a tragic discovery. Was it an accidental but deadly fall? Mattie and Robo pursue every possible cause for the death of Cole’s friend, Tom Murphy. Along the way readers encounter some nasty accusations as to the cause of the fall and, of course a group of greedy villains surfaces to muddle the investigation.
Author Mizushima continues to craft excellent mysteries!