Mystery in the Mountains

By A. J. Moyer and Stephanie Chartier

Mystery in the Mountains, book 3, is a delightful kids book about 3 mischievous dogs. As Laney, Molly and Charlie continue their search and rescue work. They quickly discover that training is not as easy as they thought it would be. An unexpected turn of

• Language: English
• Publisher: Independant Publisher
• Release date: Jan 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9781638213758

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Lucky Laney

Mystery in the Mountains

Book Three

Copyright © 2022 A. J. Moyer

Lucky Laney

Mystery in the Mountains

All rights reserved.

Illustrations and Cover design by: Stephanie Chartier

ISBN - 978-1-63821-375-8

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Chapter 1.

Trouble

Yellow. Blue. Green. Red.

The bright colors of the hot air balloons reflected in the blue sky. Beneath the colorful balloons, strong lines secured baskets filled with happy smiling people.

Below, in the high desert forest, deer and javelina grazed undisturbed as the people soared high overhead.

The soft hiss of hot air forced upward kept the balloons airborne. The cool breeze helped move them along as they floated above the red rock cliffs and Pinion pine trees.

The Southwest mountains were quiet and peaceful in the early morning.

As the balloons moved across the landscape, they were visible for miles. Forest Ranger Sydney noticed the colorful balloons high in the sky and briefly admired them. She loved how peaceful they looked.

She had just picked up Laney, Molly and Charlie, the newest search and rescue dogs. They had just completed the first phase of training and could officially assist the forest rangers.

She turned her thoughts to the day’s activities. They were on their way to present a program at the grade school.

First, she had to drive into the mountains and stop briefly at the ranger station. Having plenty of time, she was confident they would arrive early for the discussion.

Humming softly to herself, Sydney carefully drove the Jeep along the twisty forest road. A quick stop was made and soon they were returning to the main road on their way to school.

In the back of the Jeep, Laney, Molly and Charlie were wearing their red search and rescue vests which reflected the morning sun. The dogs knew they soon had work to do.

When not wearing the vests, the dogs loved to play, wrestle and run. They were fun-loving and always ready for excitement. However, when they wore their vests, things were different.

Laney, the mini Australian Shepherd, was busily looking out the Jeep window.

She sat perfectly still, only her nose was constantly sniffing. Her eyes were bright and her ears were alertly listening. She loved the forest, there was always something interesting going on.

She thought, I know I can find the first rabbit and chase it before Molly does. I hope we have time to play before the demonstration.

The white Pointer mix, Molly, sat with her eyes lazily closed, but Laney knew she wasn’t sleeping. Molly never missed anything. Now and then, Molly