Sara Driscoll

Before It’s Too Late by Sara Driscoll
FBI K-9 series #2. Police procedural, mystery thriller. Can be read as a stand-alone, but relationships are advanced from the first book.
FBI Special Agent Meg Jennings answers her search-and-rescue Labrador, Hawk, race against the clock to find women that are being held under threat of suffocating, by a killer out for revenge. Clues turn personal as Meg and Hawk try to figure out clues to find the women and prevent their death but beating the clock takes clever puzzle skills and historical knowledge of the DC area.

Fast moving thriller and suspenseful action as they run from place to place trying to save the women in jeopardy. Of course, we all want to see Meg and Hawk successfully save the women, but just following Hawk is entertaining. Such a professional and such a good boy! Ok, some kudos to the firefighter and the journalist that help with the puzzles and life saving. This book cemented them both on the good side.… (més)

Wow! This one will keep you on the edge of your seat. A 12 story building in downtown Washington DC has suddenly collapsed. Between Meg and Hawk, her K-9 gingerly searching through the collapse to Todd, her fiancé, attempting a rescue in the scariest of settings you will learn how incredibly dangerous it is for those who put their lives on the line to try and rescue the victims.

Buildings don’t just collapse so the research began attempting to find out why. Learning all about structural details was absolutely fascinating although it might make me think twice before I stay in a high rise building. Will they manage to figure out if this was done by terrorists or just the result of building deterioration? There seem to be some rumblings about another possibility. Can any conclusions be made?

An early copy was received through Kensington Publishing Group and NetGalley. These impressions are my own and were in no way solicited.… (més)

Lone Wolf by Sara Driscoll
FBI K-9 series #1. Mystery suspense.
FBI Agent Megan Jennings and her canine partner Hawk, work search and rescue. After a bomb hits a government building in Washington, DC, Meg and Hawk work for hours searching for victims, both dead and alive. No sooner than they get home, they are called out again as another bomb destroys a building. The race is on, trying to figure out who is behind the destruction.

Intense and engrossing. The detective work and reasoning has them getting closer to the perpetrator. Hawk plays a key role. Such a good dog!… (més)

FBI, K-9, local-law-enforcement, action, suspense, buildings, collapse, search-and-rescue, family, friendship, scent-dog, Canadian-author, firefighters, first-responders, extrication, unputdownable, fiance, atmospheric, teamwork, fast-pace, thriller, investigation, intense, learning-opportunity, unstable, stress, exhaustion, research*****

Every minute counts when the first responders search for live victims at a highly populated apartment building. This book is a real testament to their work and a clear look at many of the dangers they face. This is and excellent work of fiction and has a real story which tell not only about what is done, but also about the kind of investigative work done to determine the cause. Riveting!
At the beginning of each chapter is a definition of a useful word in specific terminology.
I requested and received an EARC copy from Kensington Books via NetGalley. Thank you!… (més)