Tahoe Blowup (An Owen McKenna Mystery Thriller)

When Detective Owen McKenna's cabin narrowly escapes burning in an arson-set forest fire, the local fire department hires him to investigate. Wiith the aid of his Great Dane Spot and search-and-rescue dog Natasha, Owen Discovers a burned body. A second fire and a second body follow. Although Owen doesn't know if the deaths are murders or accidents, it is clear that the arsonist is deadly serious about his threat to light a monster fire that will incinerate a large part of Tahoe. Before Owen can close in, the firestarter kidnaps Owen's girlfriend Street Casey. Owen and Spot have just hours if they are to save Street before she burns up in a fire so big, fire fighters call it a BLOWUP. WINNER of the Ben Franklin Best Mystery Silver Medal.