Still Waters: An FBI K-9 Novel

Driscoll’s entertaining seventh FBI K-9 novel (after 2021’s Under Pressure) takes the FBI Human Scent Evidence Team of Meg Jennings and her Labrador, Hawk, to a lake in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest for a water search training program. The weekend event, which has drawn law enforcement dog handlers from around the country, includes a contest. Among those pitching their tents in this rugged wilderness is someone who’s determined to win at all costs. Meg has a run-in with this person, whose body Hawk later discovers submerged in the lake, and Meg becomes the prime murder suspect. Though Meg’s supported by her ever-faithful partner, firefighter/paramedic Todd Webb, and her sister’s partner, Washington Post investigative reporter Clay McCord, she struggles to prove her innocence. The mystery solving sometimes gets lost amid the loads of information about water search training and tips on setting up campsites, and the end comes in a bit of a rush during an extended boat chase, but Driscoll touches a chord with those who deeply love and respect their pets. A happy personal development for Meg will delight series fans. Agent: Nicole Resciniti, Seymour Agency. (Dec.)