WOW! This book kept me on the edge of my car seat. From the start where the brothers wanted to snow board to the avalance and the K-9 searches. Loved that law enforcement was highly visible in this book and explanations were given about how training occurs. This was a first (audio) book I listened to in this series. I will be going back for books 1 and 2. I highly recommend this book, the narrator was very good. Thank you for the opportunity to be selected to listen.

Killer Secrets by Kathleen Donnelly is the 3rd book in her National Forest K-9 series. Can be read as a stand alone. Hayli Henderson did a great job with narrating this book. I could distinguish between character’s well. When an avalanche in Antler Valley uncovers bodies, Maya Thompson heads there with her K-9 Juniper to offer her help in finding clues that this serial killer might have left. The sheriff there doesn’t like outside help which seems strange and while trying to unravel this the killer seems to know how the k-9’s track and police protocol. Meanwhile back at home in Pinecone Junction her boyfriend Josh Colton is having his own troubles. I loved this and didn’t want to stop listening. Full of mystery, twists and turns this is a must read. Thank you to #NetGalley, #Harlequin Audio and the author for this Arc audio. This is my honest review.

Apparently I am in my K9 era (IYKYK) :)

NetGalley sent me another audio ARC and I realized that the last few audio books have also been from this same genre. Fun, right? This is another book that is making me break my longstanding odd personal rule about not starting a series in the middle of said series. It is a HUGE pet peeve of mine to read books out of order, but I guess I am going to do this again. This is the third book in this particular series, so we will see if it impacts my enjoyment - if I have missed too much in the series for it to make sense. (*Spoiler…it didn’t*)

This is another "new to me" author. It has really been a case of hit or miss with me in this genre but the books that I have liked, I have REALLY liked. It is just finding those good ones that have been challenging.

In this book, we are introduced to Forest Service officer Maya Thompson and her beautiful K-9, Juniper. At the time, they are working for the Forest Service in Antler Valley, Colorado. She is also living with her relatively new boyfriend Josh Colton who is a deputy with the Sheriff's department. (This relationship apparently began due to events with cases in the first couple of books)

Maya and Juniper are called to help law enforcement in a neighboring county when an avalanche uncovers several bodies that had buried in the wilderness. It doesn't take long for the various agencies to realize that there is a serial killer at work. Due to jurisdictional issues (federal land - Forest Service,outside the city limits- County Sheriff, serial killer-FBI, etc), so several agencies arrive on scene. There are also several secondary characters that we get to know who are involved in the investigation. Things escalate rapidly when all of a sudden the killer changes the MO and it becomes clear to Maya that the killer might just be one of them- someone from the law enforcement team.

Add in a completely crazy ex, an escalating while also devolving killer, a jerk of a Sheriff and a full blown blizzard and you have a very serious build up to the climax of the story.

I really did enjoy this book. Enough to be curious enough to go back and start with the first book and catch up with books 1 and 2. Well, at least to add them to my ever growing TBR list :)

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for the opportunity to listen to and review this audio ARC. The opinions above are mine and mine alone. This audio ARC will be out for publication on March 04, 2025.

This is a Romantic Suspense, and this is the third book in the National Forest K-9 series. I have read the first two books in this series before picking up this book, but I do think you can read this book as a standalone. I loved the characters in this book. I loved the action and the suspense in this book, but the drama that was going on in the background was a little bit too much. I enjoyed reading this book. I re-read this book by listening to the audiobook, and I really enjoyed the audiobook for this book. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.