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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 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. She can be found on Facebook/AuthorMargaretMizushima, Twitter @margmizu, Instagram at margmizu, and her website at www.margaretmizushima.com. ...more

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	Killing Trail (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 9,306 ratings — published 2015 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stalking Ground (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 6,662 ratings — published 2016 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunting Hour (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 5,727 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burning Ridge (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #4) 4.25 avg rating — 5,092 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tracking Game (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 4,839 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hanging Falls (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #6) 4.26 avg rating — 4,198 ratings — published 2020 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Striking Range (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #7) 4.34 avg rating — 3,771 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Standing Dead (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #8) 4.28 avg rating — 2,942 ratings — published 2023 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gathering Mist (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #9) 4.41 avg rating — 2,399 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dying Cry (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #10) 4.39 avg rating — 1,514 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Margaret Mizushima rated a book it was amazing Night Flight by Anne Da Vigo	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This story is based on a fictional family in the midst of real, historical events from the 1950s. Hannah, a teen dealing with grief from the death of her mother and her fractured family, makes some poor decisions until she finds herself in over her h ...more
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Margaret Mizushima rated a book it was amazing Death Takes a Knight (A Cotswold Crimes Mystery, #4) by Sharon Lynn (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Death Takes a Knight is my favorite so far in Sharon Lynn’s Cotswold Crimes Mystery series. American intern Maddie McGuire is sightseeing in Glastonbury when a cosplaying Arthurian knight turns up dead in a pool at the Chalice Well. It’s obvious to h ...more
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Margaret Mizushima rated a book it was amazing Grandpa's New Year's Relocation (The Ninja Grandparent Placement Mysteries Book 1) by Catherine Dilts (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. The writing is lively, the characters are quirky, and the story is humorous, even laugh out loud funny in spots. If you want a light, entertaining read, this book is for you! I'm looking forward to reading the next one in ...more
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Margaret Mizushima rated a book it was amazing Bone Hash (Archaeologist Aideen Connor Mysteries) by Skye Griffith (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
When Aideen Connor signs on as lead archeologist for a dig in the Arizona desert, she has no idea that secrets revealed will threaten her life. After discovering a “bone hash” that reveals evidence of prehistoric cannibalism, Aideen and her beloved d ...more
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Margaret Mizushima rated a book it was amazing Crimson Thaw (Detective Justice #1) by Bruce Robert Coffin (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I loved this book and even arose in the middle of the night to finish it. Couldn’t wait till morning! Crimson Thaw is gritty and filled with accurate law enforcement details that make the setting and scenes come alive on the page. Coffin's police pro ...more
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Margaret Mizushima made a comment on her review of Hunting the Truth (National Forest K-9, #2) " Amzette, thank you so much for your kind words and for sharing the story about Roam. We lived in Colorado until 2022 when we moved to WA, so I hadn't ...more "
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Margaret Mizushima rated a book it was amazing The Snake Handler's Wife (A Vega and Middleton Mystery Book 6) by Sue Hinkin (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Hinkin amps up the tension in The Snake Handler's Wife. I love the Vega and Middleton Mysteries and book six is no exception. This one stands alone, but I highly recommend all of the series! ...more
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I love these Botanic Hill Detective mysteries by Sherrill Joseph. In book seven, Macadamia Street: Hidden Skeleton, thirteen-year-old detectives—Moki, Rani, and twins Lanny and Lexi—take on an international case. Mr. Arthur Lamb from England invites ...more
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Birk immerses the reader in this tale of revenge by weaving together a cast of characters that spring to life on the page with a delightful setting in the Cotswolds, focusing on a historic garden project, food and cook ...more
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