<b><b>November 2019 Top Pick, </b><b><i>Library Reads</i></b><br /><b>Finalist, Colorado Book Awards, Mystery</b><br /><b>Finalist, Willa Literary Award by Women Writing the West, Contemporary Fiction</b><br /><br /><b>Two brutal murders, a menacing band of poachers, and a fearsome creature on the loose in the mountains plunge Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo into a sinister vortex.</b></b><br /><br />An explosion outside a community dance sends Mattie Cobb and Cole Walker reeling into the night, where they discover a burning van and beside it the body of outfitter Nate Fletcher. But the explosion didn&apos;t kill Nate--it was two gunshots to the heart.<br /><br />The investigation leads them to the home of rancher Doyle Redman, whose daughter is Nate&apos;s widow, and the object of one of their suspect&apos;s affection. But before they can make an arrest, they receive an emergency call from a man who&apos;s been shot in the mountains. Mattie and Robo rush to the scene, only to be confronted by the ominous growl of a wild predator. <br /><br />As new players emerge on the scene, Mattie begins to understand the true danger that&apos;s enveloping Timber Creek. They journey into the cold, misty mountains to track the animal--but discover something even more deadly in <i>Tracking Game</i>, the fifth installment in Margaret Mizushima&apos;s Timber Creek K-9 mysteries.