of
America and was elected Writer of the Year by Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. She
is the recipient of a Colorado Authors League Award, a Benjamin Franklin Book
Award, a CIBA CLUE Award, and two Willa Literary Awards by Women Writing the
West. Her books have been finalists for a SPUR Award by Western Writers of
America, a Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award, and the Colorado Book Award.
She and her husband recently moved from Colorado, where they raised two
daughters and a multitude of animals, to a home in the Pacific Northwest.
Mizushima applied the Page 69 Test to her new book, Dying Cry, and reported the following:
From page 69:Visit Margaret Mizushima's website and follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.After settling Robo with Brody, Mattie followed Stella to the table she’d noticed earlier where a man and two women were seated. These three were the only people who’d been at this morning’s team meeting with Tom. The man stood as they approached, folding his napkin and placing it on the table.Page 69 is a good indicator of one of the roles protagonist Mattie Walker plays during the investigation of a crime in the rural mountain community of Timber Creek, Colorado. Mattie’s major role is that of K-9 handler for her German shepherd partner Robo, but when not searching for evidence or tracking down fugitives, Mattie will often assist Detective Stella LoSasso with witness interviews and suspect interrogations. The two work together along with other personnel from the Timber Creek County Sheriff’s Department to investigate crimes. And of course, Mattie’s K-9 partner Robo and her veterinarian husband Cole Walker also play a role in helping to solve each case.
“Mr. Joel Taylor?” Stella said, offering a handshake.
“Yes,” Joel said as he shook hands. He was a good-looking man, maybe in his forties, with light brown hair trimmed short, a firm jaw, and an athletic physique. “You must be Detective LoSasso.”
“That’s right. I understand that you’re president of the main bank in Hightower,” Stella said, referring to a town about a half hour from Timber Creek. Since Tom had been manager of the local branch in Timber Creek, this man would be his boss. Stella turned to Mattie. “And this is Deputy Mattie Walker.”
He gave Mattie a firm handshake.
Stella turned her attention to the two women who had remained seated. “And are you the other two employees who were at the bankers’ retreat today?”
The elder of the two replied. “We are. I’m Elma Strickland, the bank’s vice president.” As she offered a fingertip handshake, she studied first Stella and then Mattie.
Elma appeared to be in her fifties, her brunette hair bearing dramatic sweeps of gray at the temples and graying strands throughout. Her skin appeared soft and without wrinkles, though her cheeks were rosy, likely
In Dying Cry, Deputy Mattie Walker and her family are snowshoeing in a remote area when a shattering cry pierces the air, dying slowly as it echoes off canyon walls. Further investigation reveals a suspicious death, and the Timber Creek County Sheriff’s team springs into action, uncovering a trail of greed that leads to a killer who threatens Mattie’s cherished new family and tests her with the most difficult task she’s faced in her duty as a K-9 handler.
Other scenes in the book depict Colorado’s snowy high country and plenty of outdoor action as Mattie and Robo try to track down a killer. If you like the outdoors, dogs, and whodunits, you might enjoy the Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries. Dying Cry is book ten in the series.
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The Page 69 Test: Hanging Falls.
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Writers Read: Margaret Mizushima (October 2024).
--Marshal Zeringue
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