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Book Review of The Search

The Search
The Search
Author: Nora Roberts
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Hardcover
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Fiona Bristow runs a successful dog training program along with running a canine search and rescue unit with her three dogs and various volunteers. She has found peace on Orcas Island in Puget Sound after escaping from a serial killer several years ago. The Red Scarf Killer would kidnap and strange women, burying them with a red scarf. Authorities caught the killer, George Perry, but not before he shot and killed Fiona's fiancé.

Fiona meets a desperate Simon Doyle. Simon has a puppy named Jaws who is chewing everything in sight. Fiona agrees to train Jaws and Simon in proper behavior. As Fiona and Simon become friends, they are alerted by police that there may be a copycat killer on the loose. This brings back bad memories for Fiona who doesn't want her life turned upside down again.

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Tanya Eby. She does a fantastic job with this book. Fiona and Simon were well matched. They both were used to telling the other what they would do instead of asking. I think they both could have used classes on playing well with others. I loved the dog training and the search and rescue parts of the book. The suspense portion of the book was weak. I wish the author had used the Fiona and her dogs to search for victims of the copycat killer. I think the suspense would have been more interesting. Still, it was an entertaining book. My rating: 4 Stars.