I want to thank the publisher for making a copy of this book
available in Advance Reader form so that I could give it a read and provide an
unbiased review. The book will be available on Amazon on March 15, 2015.
The story is that of the Capitol K-9 unit in our nations
Capitol. The unit was designed to provide a police officer and K-9 unit that
could respond to crimes or provide protection to our nations leadership. The
thought is good and as we know K-9 units across the U.S. provide great services
to our communities. They have also been developed for good work with our
Military in combat situations.
For a crime novel though I found the book a bit underrated.
The author didn’t seem to catch that tense crime scene writing that I have
grown to love with other writers. Having been a Police Chaplain and watching
K-9 units in work I find them fascinating.
McCoy does a good job of detailing how well a dog can be
used to help protect and track down a criminal. That part of the book is done
very well.
What I found troublesome is that this was more a romance novel
that didn’t quite work. The two main characters just didn’t have a good
development of character, as far as I’m concerned. The story also is so short
that I think the author could have added another 100 pages, developed the plot
and the characters more and she would have had a great novel.
The main plot is that a Senator’s son has been murdered and
the Senator shot and wounded. A home that he built and funds for Foster Kids is
just next-door. One of those Foster Kids saw what happened and the killer is
doing his best to track him down and do away with the witness.
The House Mother confronts the Killer on her porch, by
accident, and now he wants to eliminate her as well. Enter our K-9 and his handler. They will do
their best to keep everyone safe and solve the crime.
Again, I think the plot could be developed more and the
tension developed further.
It’s not a bad read and very quick (less than a day), but
just a bit disappointing to me.
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