K9
Blue: Ground Zero
by
Matt McCredie
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BLURB:
Police
dog handler Mike Winters and his furry partner Falcon love a good
chase. They'll do anything to protect the streets of Sydney, whether
it's tracking a murderer through the woods or breaking up a bar
brawl. To them, it's all fun and games until the bad guy gets hurt.
And then it's just fun.
Lately
though, it seems that violent incidents are on the rise. When Mike
and Falcon's beloved commander is killed in action, Mike is
determined to bring the perpetrators to justice, but he has no idea
just how deep this malevolent plot runs.
A
terrorist organisation has devised a plan to attack the city from all
sides, and they have taken over a refuelling ship in Sydney Harbour.
Mike and Falcon must use all of their wit and courage to battle the
killers, expose police corruption, and, if they're lucky, save a city
from obliteration.
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A really good book. Intriguing, fast pace page turner. Kept me on toes. Well written even with the "English" a little different from my "English" so to speak. There were some words that did make me wander what they meant, but got the feel of them as I kept reading. Matt McCredie will be a return fave author.
*Received for an honest review*
*Received for an honest review*
Excerpt:
Falcon
had forced a hole in the cheering crowd, persuading them to move with
his loudest and most intimidating bark. A few quick snaps at the
slower-moving buttocks and he was through. Mike was right behind him,
and looking just as menacing with his leather-and-chain lead in one
hand and a long baton in the other.
‘Jesus
Christ’. One brother officer was lying under pot plants in a pool
of his own blood, while the other was being strangled by one of the
biggest Islanders he had ever seen, who was seemingly immune to the
punches and kicks of the two door men on his back. The only damage
and pain they were inflicting was on themselves as their blows
bounced off his muscled exterior. It took about half a second before
Mike pulled himself together.
‘Dog
26, signal one! Officer down, get everyone here now!’
The
radio answered, but Mike wasn’t listening. He ran forward, which
was relatively easy as Falcon was working all four legs at double
overtime. He had targeted the massive Samoan and was going to take
him on no matter what. Mike knew what was coming and yelled out to
the bouncers.
‘Get
off him, now!’
As soon
as the two bouncers were clear of the action, Mike let go of the
lead, releasing Falcon about five metres from his target. The Samoan
looked up just in time to see a set of open jaws on a direct
collision course with his face. He let go of the female cop, raising
his fists in a vain attempt to punch the flying dog back to where it
came from. All too late, he opened his mouth to yell. Falcon locked
jaws with the Islander, driving his snout clean into the man’s
mouth and clamping his jaws shut. The soft tissue inside the drunken
cavity popped and tore as Falcon bit down even harder, using the
strength in his powerful neck to shake the man left and right; he
forced the Samoan to the ground. He couldn’t even scream in terror
or pain as Falcon still filled his mouth. He moved his ham-sized
hands to Falcon’s throat, not to try and force him off, but to
strangle him.
Mike saw
what was happening and, even though he knew Falcon could take care of
himself, he took exception to this grub trying to throttle his mate.
He raised his long baton up over his shoulder and swung the entire
spun-aluminium shaft down as hard as he could, smashing it into the
right elbow of the bulging arm. The devastating impact popped the
joint, which forced his forearm down on an ugly, unnatural angle.
Dislocated, it swung uselessly to his side. The blood sprayed harder
from the corners of the Samoan’s mouth as he forced the deep red
fluid out with his silent scream. His manic breathing forced air
noisily between Falcon’s jowls and his own torn mouth.
‘Sorry,
mate, just evening things up,’ Mike quipped as he saw other police
wading into the crowd. They barged towards the front doors, pushing
bodies aside in their frantic attempts to back up their mates.
‘I’ll
take care of this idiot. You guys check on those two. And we’re
going to need three ambulances.’
Mike
directed the rest of the police around the scene as he leaned over
Falcon and gave him his command to let go. Falcon’s broad chest and
muscular front legs were splattered with a gory reminder of his
emphatic victory. He stood next to Mike with his ears up and his
chest stuck out with pride. His hackles were still up and massive
paws firmly planted, daring anyone else to come near for the same
treatment. He kept up a low, menacing growl, interrupted at intervals
by a booming bark as he watched four other police officers handcuff
and drag the Samoan over to a waiting ambulance. The layer of blood
splattered over his chest and body only made him look crazier. Mike
checked over Falcon’s body to make sure there were no injuries.
‘Jesus,
mate, you really went to town on this one. Now you look like a prop
from a bad horror movie.’
He took
out a hose from behind the pot plants and washed the red stain away
from Falcon’s black and tan fur. Satisfied with the quick rinse, he
trotted him back over to their car. There was no need to yell at
anyone or tell them to move. They had all seen it, and nobody wanted
to take the chance of becoming the next bite bag.
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Matt
McCredie joined the New South Wales Police Force in 1992 working in
Uniform and plain clothes before being accepted into the elite NSW
Police Dog Squad where he spent 13 years as a dog handler. During his
police service Matt was awarded two Commissioners Commendations for
bravery. He has published two non fiction titles, Blue Paws (2009)
and The Real Inspector Rex (2013). Matt is an accomplished public and
corporate speaker and lives in Sydney with his wife and two children.
https://www.facebook.com/matt.mccredie
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Link:
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NOTE:
The book is only $0.99.
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