Before It's Too Late

By: Sara Driscoll

Narrated by: Angela Dawe

Length: 8 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's Summary

In this powerful K-9 crime thriller, FBI Special Agent Meg Jennings and her trusted search-and-rescue Labrador, Hawk, must race against the clock before a diabolical killer strikes again.

Somewhere in the Washington, DC, area, a woman lies helpless in a box. Beneath the earth. Barely breathing. Buried alive. In Quantico, the FBI receives a coded message from the woman's abductor. He wants to play a game with them: decipher the clues, find the grave, save the girl. The FBI's top cryptanalysts crack the code, and Special Agent Meg Jennings and her K-9 partner, Hawk, scramble to the scene of the crime. Cryptic clues lead them astray, and by the time they solve the puzzle, it's too late.

But the killer's game is far from over. Soon another message arrives. Another victim is taken, and the deadly pattern is repeated - again and again. Each kidnapping triggers another desperate race against time, each with the possibility of another senseless death. That's when Meg decides to try something drastic. Break the Bureau's protocol. Bring in her brilliant sister, Cara, a genius at word games, to decipher the kidnapper's twisted clues. Meg knows she's risking her career to do it, but she's determined not to let one more person die under her and Hawk's watch. If the plan fails, it could bite them in the end.

And if it leads to the killer, it could bury them forever.

Author bio: Sara Driscoll is the pen name of Jen J. Danna and Ann Vanderlaan, authors of the Abbott and Lowell Forensic Mysteries. Jen is an infectious disease researcher at a cutting edge Canadian university near Toronto but loves to spend her free time writing the thrilling and mysterious. Ann lives in central Texas with five rescued pit bulls, including Kane, now a certified therapy dog. She also trains with Kane for competitive nose work.

©2017 Sara Driscoll (P)2017 Recorded Books

Good Book

I really liked how all the clues were given. I loved the Civil War references. Well written and entertaining.

Wish I could give it 6 stars

First, I love working dogs and their handlers and the team that they form. Hawk and Meg make a wonderful team. Next, I love the family interaction, and bringing back characters from the first book.

The amount of research that was done for ‘Before It’s Too Late’ is remarkable and it makes the book real. I am finding it hard to say much more because I don’t want to give anything away. You need to give it a listen. Angela Dawe does a fabulous job as she always does.

before it's too late

excellent listen. love the SAR stories and am enjoying this series immensely. Hawk is a handsome dog by description and loyal, love it

Another Great K-9 Mystery

Sara Driscoll has written another page-turning mystery involving FBI Search and Rescue Megan Jennings and her dog, Hawk. I read the novel a year or so ago , and was blown away by the intricate plot, and the in depth characterization of both heroes and villains. I thought nothing could improve this masterful story. Then I heard Angela Dawe's audio performance. I was so wrong! Angela's use of voice for the different characters, her tone that changes from calm to excited depending on the scene, even the speed she when she reads Sara's words a loud , brings this book alive! It's like sitting in a theater with a full cast performing on stage, but there is only one actress - Angela- and the set is all in my mind! Wow! I love the books and I am loving the audio version as well . I highly recommend this audible selection !

good k9 procedural

The story is twisty, as all these books are, but the dogs - especially Hawk - are superb!

One can sit back and listen and know almost immediately who is speaking - the voices are perfect.

Another great story

My second Sara Driscoll book. Loved it ! Great story with Hawk starring as the smart canine he is assisting with the FBI investigation

Good book!

Enjoyed the second one I read. Recommend for those who like suspense and entertainment in books.

Excellent!

Kept me on the edge of my seat. Performance was great! I highly recommend it.

Wow, excellent story.

Sara Driscoll and Angela Dawe make an excellent team. This story kept you on the edge of your seat through-out. I simply can't find anything to fault about it. Good character development, very knowledgeable use of the dogs. And the mystery was so very well thought out. It's fun to actually learn facts while you're trying to figure out the mystery. And there's some romance brewing too. All around satisfying read/listen. Angela Dawe is a very good narrator and complements Sara Driscoll's pros. Absolutely no complaints here...and will absolutely recommend it to others.

Good read but not a ' stay up all nighter'

This story was not as suspenseful as the first book in the series. The development of the characters was fuller. Narration was well done