The Finders

In Jeffrey B. Burton's The Finders, the first installment in the Mace Reid K-9 Mystery thriller series, this delightful introduction to a new charming series featuring K-9 dogs you're bound to love. It all started when Mason received a call about an abandoned golden retriever at a crime scene, it tugged his heart when Officer Kippy Gimm came to the puppy's rescue as the puppy miraculously survived a tough ordeal and surprised them all. That's when Mason adopted her and named her Elvira, "Vira" for short, and trained her as a K-9 dog along with his other dogs Sue, Delta, and Maggie May. Fast forward, a year later, Mason and Vira are called on the scene when Vira attacked Nicky Champine. Something drew her to him when she went on attack mode. While he's told to "put her to sleep", he covers the fact that he's keeping her, even from Officer Gimm. Later, he's on the trail of the Choker Necklace killer when he returned to Champine's horror house and discovered a live victim there among other earth-shattering secrets. While this happened, a serial killer known as Everyman is on the prowl and watches the scene before him. He covers his tracks and plans to go after Mace Reid and his dogs. As this goes on, Mace and Vira, along with the CPD to put the pieces together and devise a timeline of the past crimes. Little did they know, that Everyman set out a trap to lure for Reid and attack him and his dogs. Right under their noses, they discovers he was right under their noses and identifies him, as a shocking twist pops up when they piece it all together to solve this grisly crime spree and stop him in his tracks before he leaves town.

This was a fantastic introduction to the Mace Reid K-9 Mystery Series. I loved learning about Mace's background in his personal and private life and how he devoted his time on training dogs in obedience and in law enforcement. He's my type of guy. And Vira was one of the canine stars of the show in this novel. I love K-9 dogs to be featured in any genre. She was like a phoenix to rise from the ashes, when she was first found dead and revived to have an ironic mystical power to use her scent and smell for tracking dead bodies and serial killers. I loved the location around Chicago and the fascinating scenic settings for this wonderful new series. I'll be sure to read more installments in the future, whether in e-arc or when it comes out. The theme for this novel is be blessed by having canines in the line of duty or for home and be careful to whom you trust on the highway.

If you love dog-lovers stories with non-stop action, plenty of drama, intriguing suspense, and lots of great scenes featuring dogs, check out the Finders when it comes out on Tuesday! Get your copy today!