This was a wonderful book. As a dog lover, I was hooked right from the get-go. What I didn't expect was the complexity of the mystery combined with the author's sense of humor. I found myself laughing one minute and sitting on the edge of my seat the next. The characters are so well developed, including the characters of the dogs, especially Vira and Sue that you just want to say "I know them". Great read, highly recommended. I look forward to the next.
Jeffrey Burton has created a main character with a wonderful voice. Mace Reid had me in the palm of his hand throughout the book, whether he was explaining why his marriage ended in divorce (there's a huge gap between his wife "liking" dogs and Mace's "loving" dogs) or when he was describing a waste-of-space employee named Tommy B.
The mystery in The Finders is a strong one with a fast pace that doesn't let up. CPD officer Kippy Gimm (I hope the next book explains her strange name) insists that Elvira the dog is touched by the supernatural because of something that happened when she was a puppy, but that can be easily overlooked by readers who dislike woo-woo and understand how incredibly tuned to their people dogs can be. One thing is certain, however. Vira isn't your usual dog-in-a-mystery. She does something in the opening chapters that stunned and even made me a bit queasy. (Someone calls her "a tornado that bites".) But that's the only (brief) scene that tender-hearted readers need to worry about.
Burton has created a strong trio in Mace, Vira, and Kippy, and I'm certainly looking forward to their next assignment.
(Review copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley)
The mystery in The Finders is a strong one with a fast pace that doesn't let up. CPD officer Kippy Gimm (I hope the next book explains her strange name) insists that Elvira the dog is touched by the supernatural because of something that happened when she was a puppy, but that can be easily overlooked by readers who dislike woo-woo and understand how incredibly tuned to their people dogs can be. One thing is certain, however. Vira isn't your usual dog-in-a-mystery. She does something in the opening chapters that stunned and even made me a bit queasy. (Someone calls her "a tornado that bites".) But that's the only (brief) scene that tender-hearted readers need to worry about.
Burton has created a strong trio in Mace, Vira, and Kippy, and I'm certainly looking forward to their next assignment.
(Review copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley)
SUSAN S. (susieqmillsacoustics) -
This was such an unexpected surprise! I can't wait to read more of these characters! Vira and the rest of this K9 team have so much personality! I LOVE them! But this is no cozy dog story. It is exciting, suspenseful and brutal in places! I was wound up, tense and afraid. Then laughing at this crew's antics. I didn't guess the culprit either. I will gladly be grabbing the next book as soon as it is released!
Loved the characters, the mystery and of course the dogs.
4.5 stars rounded down. Only bad comment is it is hard to find a place to stop, always something happening! :)
4.5 stars rounded down. Only bad comment is it is hard to find a place to stop, always something happening! :)
