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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) 4.03 avg rating — 9,487 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 — 6,783 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 — 5,888 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 — 5,220 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Tracking Game (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 4,989 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 — 4,357 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 — 3,858 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) 4.27 avg rating — 3,038 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) 4.39 avg rating — 2,583 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: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery 4.37 avg rating — 1,735 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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Author Jenny Dandy is a master at creating interesting characters and setting them into twisty plots. I loved getting to revisit FBI Special Agent Frank Jankowski and informant Ronnie Charles in this immersive story. Highly recommended!
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Margaret Mizushima answered Mattie Nieves's question: I have listened to all in the series, but was confused by the recent change of Mattie's surname to Wray, I had been hearing it as Rey. Was Mattie's father non-Hispanic? I must have missed that. Yes, Mattie's dad was a Caucasian border patrol agent. That story began in Hanging Falls when Mattie met her sister, but it unfolded completely in Standing Dead. I'm so glad I didn't name the series after Mattie Cobb, since she's had two name changes See Full Answer
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