Unbeknownst to Mace, Vira is soon to be working her first case, as a deadly killer is lurking very close to home. Mason 'Mace' Reid, is a dog trainer who specializes in training cadaver dogs, which he uses to assist local law enforcement with body searches.Īt the beginning of the story, Mace has the opportunity to adopt a Golden Retriever puppy who has had a very traumatic start to life.ĭog lover that he is, and having recently loss one of his pack, he welcomes the puppy with open arms and names her Vira. It is an Investigatory Thriller following an unlikely hero and his four-legged companions. The Finders is the first installment in the new Mace Reid K-9 Mystery series. Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way. Burton for an ARC of this novel via NetGalley and the opportunity to provide an honest review. Martin’s Press – Minotaur Books and Jeffrey B. Additionally, I want to read this author’s FBI Special Agent Drew Cady mystery series starting with THE CHESSMAN. I look forward to the next book in the series. Overall, this was an entertaining novel and a great start to a new series.
Themes explored included serial killers, police procedures, HRD training, the relationships between dogs and people, and much more. This is one that I did not see coming even though there were enough hints that I conceivably could have deciphered it. The plot was clever, intriguing, creative, intense, suspenseful, and riveting. The prose was engaging, well-written, compelling, and compulsively reading. The secondary characters are well-rounded and the characters seemed believable and not contrived. They have clear goals with believable motivations and show appropriate emotions. The characters are compelling and well-developed for a first book in a series. What follows is a terrific mystery with lots of action, twists and turns, a little humor, and some fantastic moments with Mace’s family his four HRD dogs. With a serial killer targeting young women, the Chicago police department asks for Mace’s help. He recently acquired and began training a golden retriever named Vira. However, his specialty is training dogs in human remains detection (HRD). Mason (Mace) Reid lives outside of Chicago and trains dogs with various end goals such as obedience and missing persons tracking, as well as searching for drugs and explosives. Burton is the first book in the new Mace Reid K-9 Mystery series.
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