Without a Trace

Colleen Coble

Apr 2013 · Rock Harbor Series Book 1 · Sold by Thomas Nelson

About this ebook

When a plane crash claims her husband and son, Bree Nichols and her search-and-rescue dog won't rest until they recover the bodies. But when quiet Rock Harbor is shaken by a violent crime, Bree discovers links to her husband's fatal accident. Would solving this crime bring her peace—or more incredibly, reunite her family?

It’s been months since the crash. K-9 search-and-rescue worker Bree Nicholls knows the chances of finding her husband and son in the vast wilderness of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula grow more remote by the day. But her heart and her faithful dog, Samson, demand she keep searching.

Deep in the woods a young boy wakes in a tiny cabin. He’s being nursed back to health by a reclusive woman, but he can’t figure out why she calls him by a name he doesn’t recognize. Or why she’s calling herself his mother. He wants to leave, but as winter sets in, his very life depends on her care.

Meanwhile, Bree’s relentless determination to find her family has uncovered a violent crime. With the help of Park Ranger Kade Matthews, she discovers the violence may be linked to the plane crash that took her family. Could solving the crime bring her healing from her own loss?

Set in the untamed beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, the Rock Harbor novels draw readers into the life and adventures of a canine search-and-rescue team as it unravels the secrets of an enchanting wilderness.

• Full-length romantic suspense
• Can be read as a standalone, but is also part of the Rock Harbor series
  • Book 1: Without a Trace
  • Book 2: Beyond a Doubt
  • Book 3: Into the Deep
  • Book 4: Cry in the Night
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Ratings and reviews

I really enjoyed the book and the characters. I would have given it 5 stars, but I didn't realize that it was a Christian romantic suspense novel. I felt that the references to God and the characters being Christians was overdone and unrealistic. The rest of the story was very good.

I came across this book at a library sale, picked it up for a quarter!! It's the best book I've read in years. I was engrossed in it, page after page of nail biting goodness! I now have the entire series!

This book was amazing, but it's just the beginning. You have to read the whole series. Colleen Coble is one of my very favorite authors.

About the author

Colleen Coble is the USA TODAY bestselling author of more than seventy-five books and is best known for her coastal romantic suspense novels. Connect with her online at colleencoble.com; Instagram: @colleencoble; Facebook: @colleencoblebooks; X: @colleencoble.