A Christian Mystery and Suspense with a hint of a second chance romance. Took me a bit to get into this. I prefer the hero to be more sure of himself. Bre had to learn to trust people and to trust God. Griffin has a strong faith but feels unworthy. I did like reading about the wilderness and the authors writing was very descriptive. Good mystery; I had no clue who the killer could have been. I’d recommend to those who enjoy Christian fiction and suspense.
Reviewed by Comfy Chair Books/Lisa Reigel (December 11, 2022)
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This was such a well written book and I loved all of the characters. As someone who would love to do search and rescue one day I found it a very good read.

Since this is a Clean Second Chance Romantic Suspense it took me while to get into, one of the reason was I just didn't really like the main character, but over all I did like the story, the feel I got like I was actually up in the Alaskan Mountains , and could actually see the author's descriptions come to life .

Alaskan Mountain Search is a christian mystery set in the vast wilderness of Alaska. Bre, the police captain, is on the heels of a serial killer, with the help of her K-9. She finds herself needing the help of her ex - Griffin.

Griffin is scarred from the loss of a woman he was unable to save from an avalanche. Bre is scarred from a life of being left by important people.

Griffin talks to Bre about God and the goodness still to be found in the world, even as they search for the killer on the loose.
I found Bre's devotion to Griffin - the assumption that only he could help her - somewhat problematic. I would like to have seen her character branch out into the world.

That said, it is a good read

This one takes place in Alaska in winter. A serial killer is on the loose and must be caught before more women go missing and are killed. Good plot and location. And there is a dog!

My thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book.

"Alaskan Mountain Search" is a Christian romantic suspense. Griffin blames himself for the death of a woman he was trying to save. He saw her right before a human-triggered avalanche buried her. He wasn't as careful as he should have been so is sure he caused the avalanche. He refuses to do a search and rescue again (or be there for his long-time friend Bre) because he's sure he'll mess up so badly that it's better to hurt others by withdrawing his help than by chancing failure. Bre's life has been full of people leaving her, so it's not surprising to her that Griffin abandoned her when she needed him. But the last family she has left, her niece, is missing and probably the victim of a serial killer. She pesters Griffin to help her until he agrees. As they work together, both come to realize just how insecure the other feels.

Bre respects Griffin's knowledge of how to use K9s for searching while Griffin clearly respects Bre's knowledge and skill as a cop. So it seems like they ought to be a good match in terms of long friendship and mutual attraction and respect. It just saddens me that Bre isn't interested in any man except for the one who doesn't like to open up about what's bothering him and so leaves her baffled by why he keeps leaving her feeling abandoned. They do start working through these issues and improving their communication. It's: run from the killer, then work through their issues while forced to spend time together, repeat.

Bre didn't believe in God because of all the brokenness she's seen in the world. Griffin tried to explain why he still believed in a good, powerful God despite living in a broken world. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this enjoyable romantic suspense.