You pretty much feel like he’s a close friend telling you a story right away, and sitting around watching his dogs play while drinking cheap beer and eating pizza (preferably non-Hawaiian) sounds like a great way to spend an evening. So, yeah, Mace is our narrator, he’s got a great voice. * Either or both of which I recommend to anyone interested in this novel. Burton could’ve given us two or three more passages along those lines in this book and I wouldn’t have complained at all. There is a section where Mace describes the process that the dog goes through when scenting-probably not as technically correct as what Cat Warren gave in her book ( adult or young reader’s version*)-but as gripping (if not more so) and entertaining-and it really gives you an idea what’s going on (as best as we can understand) during that process. There’s a German Shepherd (Mace’s descriptions of him are wonderful) and two trouble-making Collies. The other members of this pack would probably be as endearing if we’d got enough time with them-I’m going to leave their names out because Mace’s names are so fun that you’d best read them (and the reasoning behind them) for yourself, I don’t want to take that from you.
He’s in a pretty bad place when he meets this girl, and she’s just what he needs to get out of it. This pup takes to HRD in a way that surprises Mace, she’s more than a natural. She’s soon adopted by Mason Reid (call him Mace) a dog trainer who has a few Human Remains Detection dogs, in need of one more. We meet a golden retriever puppy on one of the worst days imaginable for a young dog (or person). It’s called the “Mace Reid K-9 Investigations” series, and the novel pretty much starts with the K-9 part, so I will, too. I’ve kind of tipped my hand there, haven’t I? It’s a good thing I don’t pretend to write suspense, eh? Still, having established what I think about it-what about you-is this something you should read? Probably, yeah. I can’t imagine there’ll be a new series this year that’ll top this for me. But the important this is that I got to it now, and that subtitle would’ve been pretty much correct. One of the worst things about the way this Spring got away from me is that I’ve been unable to get to this book until now-from the synopsis, this was so far up my alley that it might as well have been titled The Finders: Meet HC’s New Favorite Series. Grab a copy from your local indie bookstore! Mystery/Detective Fiction/Crime Fiction/Thriller.
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