Today I’m thrilled to have An Ear For Trouble by K.T Lee on the blog as part of the Rachel’s Random Resources blog tour. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and K.T. Lee for my place on the tour and the opy of the book.
Elise Butler is a wildlife biologist who enjoys her stable (if somewhat predictable) job in finance at the World Wildlife Trust. However, when the veterinarian at Riverbend Animal Conservation Center goes missing, Elise offers to help the unlucky wildlife Conservation Center get back on its feet. Not only will the job in Riverbend, Indiana let her get back to her roots of working with animals, but it’s also a short drive from her sister’s workplace at Riverbend K-9 Academy, a training center for some of the FBI’s best explosive detection dogs.
FBI Special Agent Finn Cooper and his canine partner, Sedona, are chasing a well-funded animal trafficking ring. After an injury sidelines Finn from official FBI undercover work, he goes to work at Riverbend K-9 Academy to stay busy while he recovers…and to investigate his only remaining lead in the animal trafficking case.
Just as Elise begins to settle into life in Riverbend, her sister asks her to help the K-9 Academy by fostering one of their puppies. Finn is eager to keep Elise focused on training Zeke, the enthusiastic German shepherd puppy earmarked to become Riverbend’s first wildlife detection K-9, and keep her well away from his quiet animal trafficking investigation. Zeke quickly proves himself an expert both at chewing shoes and sniffing out clouded leopards.
When Zeke starts finding scents where they don’t belong, Elise and Finn begin to realize that the Conservation Center may be more criminal than unlucky. And if Elise doesn’t keep her nose out of it, she might be the next target.
An Ear for Trouble is Book 2 in the Riverbend K-9 Series.
All books in the Riverbend K-9 Series may be enjoyed as standalone novels or as a series.
My first foray into the Riverbend K-9s series. Even though I haven’t read the first book, I had no issues with this book. It’s definitely an easy standalone story.
The first thing I noticed about this book was the pace of the story. It’s quite an easy read. Not too fast that the story runs away with you, but enough for it to hook you and keep you reading. The fact that I had to be reminded that people needed feeding told me enough!
I have to admit, I loved that the story revolved around dogs was fabulous. We have two and after reading the synopsis, I was all ‘aww, that sounds a good read.’ Apart from the dogs, K.T Lee has ensured her characters are memorable and very well developed. It didn’t take me long to take Elise and Finn to my heart. That’s always the sign of well created characters for me.
The story had enough twists to keep me wondering what would happen next and aside from the mystery, I enjoyed the romance that ran alongside the suspense of the story. This added even more depth to it all as I was keeping my fingers crossed for Elise and Finn as the story unfolded.
All in all, an entertaining, intriguing and gripping read…now I’m off to read the first book, if only to enjoy myself!
Purchase Links
Amazon https://amzn.to/3xScGhQ Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/an-ear-for-trouble Apple Books https://books.apple.com/us/book/an-ear-for-trouble/id1598220154?mt=11&at=1010lPwD
Google Play https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=M05SEAAAQBAJ
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-ear-for-trouble-k-t-lee/1140574107
Author Bio
K.T. Lee is a writer, mom, and engineer who grew up on a steady diet of books from a wide variety of genres. She’s the author of multiple books, including those in the Riverbend K-9 Series and The Calculated Series.
Social Media Links
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