Good. Easy read. ( )

Ex-Marine Ryder Creed, his K9 search-and-rescue dogs, and FBI agent Maggie O'Dell team up for a dire and mysterious case involving two suspicious suicides and a lake where a huge flock of snow geese is found dead.

This is the 2nd book I’ve read in this series and I continue to really like Creed, his business partner Hannah and FBI agent O’Dell. There are also a few military Vets who have physical or mental difficulties after Afghanistan that add interest. I love the dogs, their training and their abilities. The story slowly grew in suspense as a bird flu pandemic becomes a possibility. Although published in 2016, what was said about a pandemic was quite believable after going through Covid. I enjoyed this story and plan to read more in the series. ( )

Alex Kava's Ryder Creed series is one that I have to keep myself from gobbling up like a starving woman, and Reckless Creed is no exception. The stories are exceptional, and I love the relationship between Creed and his amazing dogs. Kava goes a long way into explaining just what remarkable talents dogs have.

In an article about Creed and his business, K9 Crime Scents, a journalist talking about his success said, "They did it by rescuing abandoned and discarded dogs and turning them into heroes." In fact, as Creed's success becomes better known, more and more people are abandoning pets at the end of his driveway. This has the conflicting effect of making me angry and my being thankful that at least the dogs have a much better shot at a good life.

Published in 2016, having a story revolve around dogs that can sniff out diseases ratcheted up the tension and chill factor now that we are battling a pandemic. In Reckless Creed, we learn more about young Jason Seaver, a vet with a prosthetic limb and an often troublesome attitude, as well as the plight of other returned veterans who must deal with the search for proper-fitting prosthetics and doctors who seem to love to over-medicate. Creed has Jason training a young dog, and it's good to see them learning to work with each other.

If you enjoy exciting stories, fantastic working dogs, and a passionate main character you can believe in, Alex Kava's Ryder Creed series is the one for you. I'd suggest that you start at the beginning with Breaking Creed. It was one of my Best Reads of 2019. ( )

An entertaining read, but I wish there was more stuff with the dogs and more things going on the Maggi and Ryder. ( )

Solid series - still the best thing is the time spent talking about training the dogs and the connection between dogs & people. ( )