What follows is a wonderful exciting mystery, non-stop action, edge of your seat suspense, with a few twists along the way. It is this murderer who ups the ante, as the race is on to find him, before he kills again. There is a 3 rd POV of the culprit, which I felt could have been minimalized, as this killer had no redeeming qualities, though as we come close to the end, it was a surprise. Though the case seems closed, Mace will discover that someone is trying to kill him, and all clues point to someone else involved in the serial murder case. She enlists the aid of Mace, and when investigating a suspect, both Mace and Kippy come across the missing girl and both are injured in the process, but our young Vira saves them and proves to be such a wonderful extraordinary dog, with abilities way more then expected.

Chicago police asks for his help in finding a serial killer targeting women, and Kippy becomes involved in the case with her partner, Wabs. Kippy visits Mace to inquire about Vira, whom she hoped to adopt, but sees how happy the dog is, and a friendship bond develops between Mace and Kippy. He names the golden retriever puppy, Vira (short of Elvira), and has three other dogs (Sue, Maggie, Delta). Mace works well with the police in Lansing and Chicago, and has a number of dogs. Our hero, Mason (mace) Reid is called in to possibly acquire and train the golden retriever, as Mace trains dogs for drugs, missing persons, explosives and mainly as a cadaver dog (dead bodies-human remains).

The detective, Kippy Grimm, notices a poor dog laying down almost dead, and she manages to help rescue the dog. The story starts off with the police being called into an abuse case, and the abuser was unconscious from carbon monoxide fumes. Burton is the first book in his new Mace Reid K-9 Mystery series. Paired with determined Chicago Police Officer Kippy Gimm, Mace must put all his trust in Vira’s abilities to thwart a serial killer who has now set his sights on Mace himself. Suddenly, Reid and his prize pupil find themselves hurled into a taxing murder case, which will push them to their very limits. And when Reid begins training Vira as a cadaver dog, he comes to realize just how special the newest addition to his family truly is…

He adopts a rescue dog with a mysterious past-a golden retriever named Vira. Reid’s coming off a taxing year-mourning the death of a beloved springer spaniel as well as the dissolution of his marriage. Mason “Mace” Reid lives on the outskirts of Chicago and specializes in human remains detection. Burton – a ReviewĪmazon / B&N / Kobo / Google Play / Apple / BAM / Book Depository

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