Deadly Trade (An FBI K-9 Novel Book 10)

FBI K-9 handler Meg Jennings is on her Hawaiian honeymoon with her search-and-rescue black Lab, Hawk, and her new husband, firefighter Todd Webb. After a week at their resort, the three venture into nature on the Big Island to practice search strategies. In the remote fern forest of Pu'u Maka'ala Natural Area Reserve, Hawk alerts to two men trapping endangered birds. The poachers flee, leaving their catch behind. When FBI and US Fish and Wildlife agents arrive, they confirm the birds are endangered species sought by wealthy collectors for private zoos, regardless of the impact on the species' survival. Meg, Todd, and Hawk join an official search operation with a local conservation dog to locate vulnerable nesting grounds and stop the poachers. However, a second threat emerges: Mauna Loa, one of the island's active volcanoes, has been showing signs of activity and threatens to transform the mission into their most dangerous yet.