A nicely written and action packed addition to the series. I love the search and rescue dogs!

From the blurb:

"Ryder Creed rescues abandoned dogs and turns them into heroes. But this time, it's Creed who may need rescuing when a madman leads him and Agent Maggie O'Dell on a gut-wrenching scavenger hunt.

Sixteen years ago, Ryder Creed's sister, Brodie, vanished from an interstate rest stop. She was only eleven and Creed was fourteen. Her disappearance ripped apart his family and has haunted Creed.

Now a former Marine with his own scars, Creed has dedicated his life to his K9 business. He takes discarded and abandoned dogs and trains them for scent detection. Together they search for the lost and the missing. And always, Creed has held onto the hope that one day he might find out what happened to his sister.

A thousand miles away during a police raid, FBI Agent Maggie O'Dell stumbles upon a clue that may explain what happened to Brodie Creed all those years ago. But to find the answers she'll need to make a deal with a madman. And the search that follows will be as agonizing for Creed, as are the answers he discovers."

This is a tightly plotted, wonderfully written novel.  I love the search and rescue/cadaver/sniffy dogs that show up in these books.  The main characters are also strongly written.  There isn't much more to write that isn't in the blurb and that won't be a spoiler.  There are no cliff-hangers at the end of these books but some characters reappear frequently and show growth/development so reading the previous 3 books is helpful, but not necessary.

I love this series. I love how Ryder Creed who is a dog trainer really loves and takes good care of his dogs. He trains them to smell and find all kinds of things, even diseases. I was so disappointed when I got the e-mail saying that I had not been approved for this book.. And then . . . yesterday, out of the blue, I was approved. I was so excited and even more excited that I had just finished a book and could start right in on this one. YAY!

This one was about the missing scientist Shaw and the fact that she was distributing her bird flu formula. So, the whole gang gets together to try and stop her. They haven't found her in months. There are humans be infected now. So the race is on either to find Shaw or an antidote. There are lots of twists and turns and a few surprises.

As usual, Alex Kava delivers and I got to read a great book that I just could not put down. And I think I am secretly enamored with Ryder Creed with how good he is with those dogs. If he can treat those dogs that way, how would he treat me? HA!

Huge thanks to Penguin Group Putnam for reversing their decision and approving my request and to Net Galley for providing me with a free e-galley in exchange for an honest review.

An entertaining read, but I wish there was more stuff with the dogs and more things going on the Maggi and Ryder.