It's a good book. I just wish it didn't have the cuss words in it. Sorry, book would have been better to me if I didn't have to "bleep" out the cuss words. I just don't feel they are necessary in a book. But I do like how they detail the actual search and how they explain the different scenarios in a search.

This is such an intense book. I often felt as though I was climbing the mountain with them. There are some incredibly suspenseful scenes. The description of the scenery made me feel as though I was looking at it too. The ending was touching and beautiful. I highly recommend this book! I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I received a copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

SUMMIT’S EDGE REVIEW

Summit’s Edge is the 9th book and an excellent addition to Sara Driscoll’s excellent FBI K-9 series. It can easily be read as a stand alone story, but for those of us familiar with the characters it is wonderful to revisit those relationships.
The story begins 2 weeks before FBI K-9 handler Meg Jennings is due to be married to her firefighter-paramedic fiancé. She and her K-9 partner Hawk, along with teammate Brian and his dog Lacey are sent to Colorado to help locate the crash site of a hijacked private airplane carrying the top executives of a pharmaceutical company. Unfortunately it is suspected the plane has crashed at high altitude in the Rocky Mountains, which poses serious health risks to the FBI teams who are not acclimated to high altitude search conditions, therefore risking high-altitude sickness and possibly even death. On top of that, Meg has a deathly fear of heights; something her boss doesn’t know.
Fortunately for the team, Meg’s fiancé realizes the potential dangers to both humans and dogs from high-altitude sickness and gets the ball rolling on medications and precautions they will need to take. The team heads to Colorado, meets up with the local FBI agents and Search & Rescue folks, and a massive effort is set in motion to try and locate the crash site of the hijacked aircraft. Time is critical both to help any survivors and if necessary to track down and capture the hijacker if he’s still alive.
Sara Driscoll’s vivid detail of the search conditions brings the hazards the teams face to life and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat throughout the search. Once the crash site and thankfully some survivors are located, the tension ratchets up when they discover the hijacker has survived, and one of the pharmaceutical company survivors has gone after him, bent on revenge.
This is the point where Hawk and Lacey shine as the team sets off tracking the two men. Hazards abound during the chase, including an avalanche that almost kills a team member. It’s a race against time as the team attempts to overtake the hijacker before he can make it out of the wilderness and disappear.
There isn’t a boring moment in this book. Not only is there constant external action, but throughout the chase Meg is dealing with her fear of heights in an ongoing internal battle. Woven throughout the story are a myriad of emotions; fear of failure, anxiety over the possibility of injury or illness, terror at almost losing a friend, and appreciation and love for the dogs, her friends, her fiancé, and her family. I was glad I started the book early in the day because I couldn’t put it down and read it all in one sitting.

Sara Driscoll has done it yet again! A truly excellent writer who continues to excell and and reach new heights with each book. I enjoy all of Sara’s books and series but I must confess this one is my favorite. I love the relationships between the dogs and their humans, but I love the relationships between all of the humans. The suspense kept me reading until I finished, I read it in one gulp. I highly recommend this book and any from Sara Driscoll.

A truly excellent Meg & Hawk story - It gripped me from start to finish. I highly recommend this read - some writers do not continue to expand and engage the reader not Sara Driscoll. Very well done again

Love this series, Hawk and Lacey and their skills are fascinating. Joining a search and rescue in the Colorado mountain's for a crashed plane, is not Meg’s favorite idea. Frightened of heights it’s challenging to her skills and her health. Brian and Lacey, as always, are on the deployment also. With a mere 12 days till her wedding to Todd, this is going to be extremely challenging.
The conditions, the cold, lack of oxygen, and climbing up mountains, had me grabbing a sweater, and holding my breath! I felt like I was there!
The only part I found difficult was so much dialogue about equipment, directions and technical plans, I tuned out on these parts.
The suspense at the end kept me reading on the edge of my seat.
All in all a very exciting read.

FBI K9 handler Meg Jennings and her partner Hawk are back for the 9th installment in the thrilling FBI K-9's series. Meg and Hawk are off to the peaks of Aspen, Colorado, where a hijacked plane has crashed somewhere in the Maroon Bells Wilderness area. Joined by fellow agent Brian, and his partner Lacey, Meg and Hawk are on the search for the plane, and any possible survivors. The unforgiving high altitude, and the harsh conditions of the search will test Meg and Brian, and their loyal dogs, as never before. But when every second counts, and lives are on the line, Meg and Brian must find a way to get the job done, preferably quickly, as Meg is supposed to marry her firefighter/emt fiance Todd Wells then. Will they find any survivors? Will Meg make it to her wedding? You will be up late reading every night to find out. The suspense and action are nonstop, and the detailed descriptions of what it takes to participate in a mountain rescue make you feel like you are right there on the mountain with the K-9's and their humans. Although you can read this as a stand alone - do yourself a favor and read the whole series. A strong female lead, dogs, excellent writing, and heart pounding suspense make this series and especially this book, a must read.

Full disclosure - I was a volunteer consultant for the Aspen based part of the book, as I have lived nearby for 35 years, and I recreate in the Maroon Bells Wildernexs often. However, I am not a climber, or even a serious hiker, so I wasn't much help on that part of the book! But Sara nailed all of it, despite my shortcomings. ,I have been a fan of the author and this series from book #1, so it was an honor to be a part of this one. Thank you to Sara Driscoll, Kensington Books, and Netgalley for the advanced reader copy.. This review is my honest opinion. but I must acknowledge that this book is my favorite of the series. How can it not be - it's set literally in my backyard, in the mountains that I love. But despite my clear bias - this is an excellent book in a fantastic series!

I love this series and I love the relationships between the dogs and their human. A bond that can’t be broken. Meg with Hawk and Brian with Lacey are sent into the mountains to find a plane crash. Once locating it they must look for survivors and the cause of the wreckage.
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Summit’s Edge, the latest in Sara Driscoll’s FBI K-9 series, is detailed, complex, and engrossing from beginning to end. The author takes us on an intense trek through the Colorado Rockies as Meg and Hawk, Brian and Lacey, along with two FBI agents, and two local Search and Rescue volunteers hunt and track potential survivors of a plane crash and the hijacker responsible for the disaster. I loved the story, was totally captivated, and enjoyed all l learned about trekking and climbing in the mountains.