"Sara Driscoll's Summit's Edge Under Review with Chance to Win a Copy"
In the heart of Missouri, Sandra Murphy, a renowned author, resides with her furry companions Ozzie the Westie Impersonator and Louie the Cat. Murphy's latest accolade is a Derringer Award for her short story 'Lucy's Tree'. But her focus is now on a different mission, as she edits the upcoming anthology Yeet Me in St. Louis, showcasing stories from twelve St. Louis writers.
Meanwhile, a team of FBI agents, including Meg and her K-9 partner Hawk, are embarking on a dangerous mission. They are en route to a crash site in Colorado, where a downed plane carrying the executives and board of directors of a pharmaceutical company with a questionable reputation is believed to have crashed. The search is taking place at over 10,000 feet up the side of a mountain, a location that gives Meg, who has a fear of heights, a sense of unease.
The Mountain Country K-9 Unit Series by Laura Scott, a notable book series featuring an FBI K-9 search and rescue team, offers a similar setting. The series, which includes the first book Baby Protection Mission, centres on rookie police officer Ashley Hanson and her K-9 partner Ozzy, a black lab, who are involved in a high-stakes kidnapping rescue at Elk Valley Park, Wyoming. The story involves FBI collaboration, cold-case investigations, and close cooperation with a ranch owner amidst dangerous, life-threatening situations, suggesting hazardous terrain and wilderness settings like mountainous areas.
While the FBI-K9 Series by an unnamed author also features FBI agents with K-9 partners, it does not exclusively focus on mountain rescue scenarios.
As Meg and her team navigate the challenging conditions, including bad weather, crumbling rocks, low visibility, altitude sickness, and low oxygen levels, they must remain vigilant. The plane was hijacked, and one person has been reported dead. The weather poses the biggest threat to the team during the search, but they must also be prepared for the hijacker to still be alive and evading capture.
The team's detailed descriptions of climbing equipment, terrain, and human and K-9 impacts in the book suggest meticulous research. The search for the downed plane is a dramatic and suspenseful mission, reminiscent of the Mountain Country K-9 Unit Series.
In the meantime, Sandra Murphy continues her work on the anthology Yeet Me in St. Louis, which is set to be published soon. Her own short stories have been published in various mystery magazines and anthologies, and Echoes of Memory, a book by another author, was recently reviewed in KRL.
Stay tuned for more updates on these exciting adventures in St. Louis.
Sandra Murphy's ongoing project, the anthology Yeet Me in St. Louis, showcases local narratives similar to the general-news category. The FBI-K9 Series, on the other hand, offers entertainment consisting of crime-and-justice scenarios, much like the book The Mountain Country K-9 Unit Series by Laura Scott, which also delves into the entertainment category of books.
