Margaret Mizushima,
Award-Winning Author of:
The Timber Creek K-9 Mystery Series
Newest Release
Arriving: October 14, 2025
Dying Cry: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
A killer lurks in Colorado’s snowy high country in Dying Cry, the tenth thrilling installment of award-winning author Margaret Mizushima’s Timber Creek K-9 mystery series.
“"One of the West's finest contemporary mystery writers" ”
–The Denver Post
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published Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries.
She serves as past president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers 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. Find her on Facebook/
Dying Cry: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
Gathering Mist: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
Standing Dead: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
Striking Range: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
Hanging Falls: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
Tracking Game: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
Burning Ridge – A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
Hunting Hour – A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
Stalking Ground – A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
Killing Trail – A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery
Set in the beautiful Colorado Rockies, the series features K-9 Deputy Mattie Cobb, her dog Robo, and veterinarian Cole Walker. Together they solve crimes that affect their peaceful mountain community.
The Timber Creek K-9 books are police procedurals with heart. Each adventure contains a combination of K-9 cop action, veterinary work, and family relationships as well as a murder case to investigate and solve. I also strive to provide an element of suspense within the structure of a traditional mystery.
The series begins with Killing Trail; however, the mystery in each episode stands alone, so the books can be read out of sequence if you wish. But if you want to enjoy the full development of the main characters’ lives, I’d recommend that you start with book one.
Thank you for visiting, and I hope you enjoy the series!
Best wishes,
Margaret