DEADLY TRADE Cover and Copy Reveal!

It seems like a regular tradition now to start the new year off with the cover and copy reveal of the next FBI K-9s novel.  But before we launch into DEADLY TRADE, I wanted to say thank you for the amazing response to SUMMIT'S EDGE. Kensington is thrilled with sales for SUMMIT'S EDGE, so much so, they've actually moved the release of DEADLY TRADE up by a whole month! So now instead of having to wait until the end of November for Meg and Hawk's next adventure, the novel will release on October 28, 2025. Amazing!

This year is going to be pretty wild with three new releases in five months: NYPD Negotiators #4, TERMINAL IMPASSE on May 27; SHADOW PLAY on August 26; and FBI K-9s #10, DEADLY TRADE, on October 28.

Now, let's take a look at the upcoming book and its gorgeous new cover, designed with the new series style in mind:

FBI K-9 handler Meg Jennings can never walk away from her job, even amid her Hawaiian Islands honeymoon, where she and her search-and-rescue black Lab encounter a double threat from wildlife poachers and Mother Nature.

After a difficult assignment and the excitement of her wedding to firefighter Todd Webb, Meg is more than ready for two weeks of sun, sea, and gorgeous Hawaiian scenery. Her K-9 partner, Hawk, accompanies Meg and Todd to their resort, reveling in his celebrity status with both staff and guests. After a week of relaxation, all three are ready to get out into nature on the Big Island, where Meg and Hawk can practice search strategies.

In the remote fern forest of Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve, Hawk’s senses are on high alert. When Meg lets him leave the path, they encounter two men trapping bright birds. The poachers escape, leaving their bounty behind, and when agents from the FBI and US Fish and Wildlife arrive, they confirm that the birds are all endangered species near extinction. Super-wealthy collectors acquire them for private zoos, with no regard for the birds’ survival. Alive or dead, these beautiful creatures are merely trophies.

Meg, Todd, and Hawk join an official search using a local conservation dog to pinpoint vulnerable nesting grounds in an attempt to protect trafficked wildlife and to stop the poachers in their tracks. But beyond the threat posed by determined poachers lurks another danger—Mauna Loa, one of the island’s active volcanoes, has been grumbling, and is poised to turn this mission into their most terrifying yet.

My critique team has had the manuscript for the last week, and one of them just returned it to me with the comment "SO GOOD! Scary and exciting and just...all the things!". FBI  K-9s #10, DEADLY TRADE, coming to you on October 28th in hardcover, ebook, and audio!