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Margaret Mizushima Books in Order

Margaret Mizushima has written 11 books, published between 2015 and 2026. The first book is Killing Trail (2015) and the newest is Fighting Edge (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
11
Published
2015–2026
Confirmed
10 of 11 titles
Pages on record
1,480 in 5 of 11 books
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Police dogs and Colorado ground the Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries, Margaret Mizushima's single series, where murder and investigation supply the plots and a woman sleuth stands at the centre. Eleven catalogued books run from Killing Trail (2015) through Burning Ridge (2018), Standing Dead (2023) and Dying Cry (2025) to Fighting Edge in 2026.

Mizushima's mysteries emphasize the bond between the human characters and the working dogs at the center of the series, set against rural Colorado law enforcement.

How many Margaret Mizushima books are there?

Margaret Mizushima has 11 books, released between 2015 and 2026.

Margaret Mizushima Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 11 Margaret Mizushima books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima, book 1 of the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series (2015)
  2. Cover of Hunting Hour by Margaret Mizushima, book 3 of the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series (2017)
  3. Cover of Tracking Game by Margaret Mizushima, book 5 of the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series (2019)
  4. Cover of Hanging Falls by Margaret Mizushima, book 6 of the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series (2020)
  5. Cover of Striking Range by Margaret Mizushima, book 7 of the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series (2021)
  1. 1
    Killing TrailTimber Creek K-9 Mystery #12015 · 314 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015314
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  2. 2
    Stalking GroundTimber Creek K-9 Mystery #22016 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016310
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  3. 3
    Hunting HourTimber Creek K-9 Mystery #32017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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  4. 4
    Burning RidgeTimber Creek K-9 Mystery #42018 · 280 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2018280
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  5. 5
    Tracking GameTimber Creek K-9 Mystery #52019 · confirmed 3/4
    2019–
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  6. 6
    Hanging FallsTimber Creek K-9 Mystery #62020 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2020288
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  7. 7
    Striking RangeTimber Creek K-9 Mystery #72021 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2021288
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  8. 8
    Standing DeadTimber Creek K-9 Mystery #82023 · confirmed 3/4
    2023–
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  9. 9
    Gathering MistTimber Creek K-9 Mystery #92024 · confirmed 3/4
    2024–
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  10. 10
    Dying CryTimber Creek K-9 Mystery #102025 · confirmed 3/4
    2025–
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  11. 11
    Fighting EdgeTimber Creek K-9 Mystery #112026 · confirmed 2/4
    2026–
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Margaret Mizushima books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Timber Creek K-9 Mystery in order

11 books
  1. 1. Killing Trail
  2. 2. Stalking Ground
  3. 3. Hunting Hour
  4. 4. Burning Ridge
  5. 5. Tracking Game
  6. 6. Hanging Falls
  7. 7. Striking Range
  8. 8. Standing Dead
  9. 9. Gathering Mist
  10. 10. Dying Cry
  11. 11. Fighting Edge

Do you have to read Margaret Mizushima books in order?

You only need to read Margaret Mizushima books in order within the Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series, which holds 11 of the 11 Margaret Mizushima books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.

Where to start with Margaret Mizushima

Start with Killing Trail (2015), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Margaret Mizushima book?

Fighting Edge (2026) is the newest Margaret Mizushima book released so far.

Is there a new Margaret Mizushima book coming?

No next Margaret Mizushima book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Margaret Mizushima at a glance

Still publishing
Margaret Mizushima published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Margaret Mizushima books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,480 pages across the 5 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Margaret Mizushima books, 6 of 11, were published in the 2020s.

What the Margaret Mizushima books are about

5 of the 11 Margaret Mizushima books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: colorado is tagged on 4 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.