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The Lost by Jeffrey B. Burton – a Review

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The Lost by Jeffrey B. Burton – a Review

 

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Glencoe, Illinois: A home invasion turned kidnapping at the mansion of billionaire financier Kenneth J. Druckman brings Mason “Mace” Reid and his cadaver dog, Vira, to this wealthy northern suburb of Chicago. Druckman was assaulted, left behind while his wife and young daughter were taken for ransom.

Brought to the scene by the FBI, Reid specializes in human remains detection, and Vira is the star of his pack of cadaver dogs he’s dubbed The Finders. After Vira finds the dead body of the mother, former supermodel Calley Kurtz, everyone is on high alert to find Druckman’s missing daughter before the five-year-old disappears forever. But the trail Vira finds on the property’s dense woodlands leads right back to Druckman himself.

With the help of Detective Kippy Gimm, Reid and Vira must race against the clock. Nothing is as it appears to be . . . and the red herrings could be lethal.

 

Review:

The Lost by Jeffrey B Burton is the 3rd book in his Mace Reid K-9 Mystery series. Refresher:  Mace Reid, our hero, trains dogs (cadaver dogs) that can hunt for dead bodies. He works with the police, and Vira, one of his amazing dogs (Sue, Maggie, Delta and Bill), has unique abilities to sense things besides dead bodies, such as a slight paranormal element of sensing the murderer.

Mace receives a call from Special Agent Len Squires to bring Vira to the home of Billionaire Financier Kenneth Druckman, who was assaulted and his wife and daughter have been kidnapped.  A ransom has been demanded, with Mace and Vira assigned to trek on the extensive grounds around the mansion.  Vira finds the dead body of the wife, but the daughter is still missing; however, Vira finds the trail leads back to the Druckman’s estate.  Unable to prove to Squires, Mace now suspects the husband had a hand in killing his wife.

Kippy Grimm, our heroine and Mace’s girlfriend, is a homicide detective, and starts to work close with Mace and Vira to investigate Druckman and his Russian mob connections.  What follows is a wonderful exciting, tense thriller, with non-stop action, edge of your seat suspense, and a few twists along the way, Things will escalate when Mace and Kippy searching for the daughter and Vira (who is protecting the girl), find themselves in intense danger. 

The Lost was intriguing and tense, with a complex tale of kidnapping, murder, and the Russian mob. To tell too much more would be spoilers, and this is the kind of book you need to read to understand.  Mace continues to be a wonderful hero, as well as Kippy, who is tough,savvy and strong. Not to mention Vira, who remains the star of this series, being an amazing dog.

The Lost was another great addition to this series, and very well written by Jeffrey B. Burton.  If you enjoy murder mystery thrillers, with great characters and wonderful specialized cadaver dogs, you need to read this book.

Reviewed by Barb

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The Keepers by Jeffrey B. Burton – a Review

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The Keepers by Jeffrey B. Burton – a Review

 

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Mason “Mace” Reid lives on the outskirts of Chicago and specializes in human remains detection—that is, he trains dogs to hunt for dead bodies. He calls his pack of cadaver dogs The Finders, and his prize pupil is a golden retriever named Vira.

When Mace Reid and Vira are called in to search Washington Park at three o’clock in the morning, what they find has them running for their very lives. The trail of murder and mayhem Mace and CPD Officer Kippy Gimm have been following leads them to uncover treachery and corruption at the highest level, and their discoveries do not bode well for them . . . nor for the Windy City itself.

The Keepers is an exciting, fast-paced mystery filled with courageous dogs you’ll want to root for.

 

Review:

The Keepers by Jeffrey B. Burton is the 2nd book in his Mace Reid K-9 Mystery series. Mason (Mace) Reid, our hero, trains dogs that can hunt for dead bodies. He works with the police, and in the last book, he trained Vira, a golden retriever that also had unique abilities to sense things besides dead bodies, such as a slight paranormal element of sensing the murderer.  Vira lives with Mace, and the other three trained dogs, Sue, Maggie and Delta as well as a newbie dog, Bill, who loves to roll in the mud. Vira is an amazing dog, with special skills, as well as a terrific bodyguard.

Kippy Gimm, our heroine and detective, who worked with Mace in the previous book, and asks him for help on a murder case that she and her partner are in the middle of.  Kippy and Mace have feelings for each other, though Kippy is gun shy from a previous relationship, so now they are just friends.  When another murder happens, this being a federal prosecutor, Kippy, Mace and Wabs (her partner) suspect a corrupt and powerful person in a top position for the police, as well has his enforcer driver (who they feel is the killer).

What follows is a wild adventure, as things escalate when Mace and Kippy bring their opinions to a high up official, who turns the table on them, and they have to flee for their lives.  They both, with the dogs, go into hiding, as the news media (fed false information) has them being wanted and dangerous.  There were so many tense parts that held my breath if they can escape. Will they survive?

What follows is a wonderful exciting, tense thriller, with non-stop action, edge of your seat suspense, and a few twists along the way.  To tell too much more would be spoilers, and this is the kind of book you need to read to enjoy.  I will say I loved the scenes with the dogs, as they were fun and even humorous. Mace was a wonderful hero, and I really liked Kippy, as she was strong and tough; I really hope they up their romance. Despite two great characters, Vira remains the star of this series, being an amazing dog.

The Keepers by Jeffrey B. Burton was another great addition to this series, as the story was exciting, suspenseful, intriguing and very well written.  If you enjoy murder mystery thrillers, with great characters and wonderful specialized cadaver dogs, you need to read this book.

Reviewed by Barb

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The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton – a Review

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The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton – a Review

 

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Mason “Mace” Reid lives on the outskirts of Chicago and specializes in human remains detection. He trains dogs to hunt for the dead. Reid’s coming off a taxing year—mourning the death of a beloved springer spaniel as well as the dissolution of his marriage. He adopts a rescue dog with a mysterious past—a golden retriever named Vira. 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…

Suddenly, Reid and his prize pupil find themselves hurled into a taxing murder case, which will push them to their very limits. 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.

 

 

Review:

The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton is the first book in his new Mace Reid K-9 Mystery series.  The story starts off with the police being called into an abuse case, and the abuser was unconscious from carbon monoxide fumes.  The detective, Kippy Grimm, notices a poor dog laying down almost dead, and she manages to help rescue the dog.  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). 

Mace works well with the police in Lansing and Chicago, and has a number of dogs. He names the golden retriever puppy, Vira (short of Elvira), and has three other dogs (Sue, Maggie, Delta).  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.  Chicago police asks for his help in finding a serial killer targeting women, and Kippy becomes involved in the case with her partner, Wabs.  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.

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.  There is a 3rd 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. It is this murderer who ups the ante, as the race is on to find him, before he kills again.

What follows is a wonderful exciting mystery, non-stop action, edge of your seat suspense, with a few twists along the way.  To tell too much more would be spoilers, and this is the kind of book you need to read to enjoy.  I will say I loved the scenes with the dogs, as they were fun and even humorous.  I also liked Kippy and I hope in the upcoming books of this series, they act on a possible romance.  Mace was a wonderful hero, and I really liked him.  But the star of this book was Vira, who not only was smart and sweet, but she was an extraordinary and amazing dog, who was loyal to Mace and Kippy, but also one step ahead of the team; especially with her senses and knowing up front who the bad people are, saving their lives in the process. I cannot wait to read more about our wonderful Vira.

The Finders by Jeffrey B. Burton was a great start to this new series, as the story was exciting, suspenseful, intriguing and very well written.  If you enjoy murder mystery thrillers, with great characters and wonderful specialized dogs, you need to read this book.

Reviewed by Barb

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