Search and Detect

Title: Search and Detect

Series: Mountain Country K-9 Unit #8

Author: Terri Reed

Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense

Genre: Christian Suspense, Contemporary Romance

Source: Author provided

My Review:

Search and Detect is the first book I have read by Terri Reed. I enjoy the Love Inspired line of books, they are quick reads. 

Search and Detect started with a bang, but then the story slowed considerably. The story started talking about the Rocky Mountain killer and all the people it had impacted and their connections to others. It was too many characters mentioned at one time. It was like the author was trying to connect all the books in the series to this one event. Even as the story progressed we were constantly being introduced to peripheral characters and it was just too much.

Zoe is an admirable character. She is dealing with a lot and handles it well. Her priority is her daughter, but she also cares for her community. She is planning a reunion because she wants to bring her community closer together, despite the fact the Rocky Mountain killer has not been caught.

Chase is also an interesting character. He has past trauma he is dealing with, and having Zoe and her daughter around magnifies his loss. 

There is plenty of action and suspense to keep the story moving. Things are not as they seem and it is hard to figure out if all the events are tied together or if several different things are happening. I did not figure out who the Rocky Mountain killer was.

Thank you to the author for the opportunity to read this book. I was not required to provide a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

A bomber with a deadly agenda…and a K-9 team determined to catch him.

When single mother Zoe Jenkins and her baby are caught in an explosion that destroys her home, she’s saved by FBI special agent Chase Rawlston and his K-9, Dash. But who set the bomb? Fearing that the notorious Rocky Mountain Killer he’s been investigating has the mother and daughter in his sights, Chase takes them under his protection. But can he uncover the killer’s identity before more innocent lives are caught in the crossfire?

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