The first in a new series, The Finders boasts a compelling roller-coaster ride of a plot, but ultimately the star of the show is Vira, a fierce beauty of a canine that dog lovers will find impossible to resist.'-Paula Munier, USA TODAY bestselling author of A Borrowing of Bones 'Cadaver dogs, serial killers, and a brilliantly depicted Chicago setting-I was hooked on The Finders before finishing the first paragraph. But the clever K-9 proves her mettle when she and Reid join forces with police officer Kippy Gimm to take down a serial killer whose next victim may be Reid himself. I loved it!'-Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Ararat and Snowblind 'When Chicago dog trainer Mace Reid rescues a fearless golden retriever named Elvira-Vira for short-he doesn't know he's just saved the best cadaver dog ever.

We should all be so fortunate as to have a best friend like Vira. Paul Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of the Repairman Jack series ' The Finders is an irresistible, expertly-woven thriller about a canine savant, her loving master, and the insidious killer after them both. And if you love both dogs and thrillers, well, have I got a book for you.'-F. If you love a thriller with a particularly nasty villain, you'll love The Finders. The Finders gets its hooks into you and doesn't let go.'-Spencer Quinn, author of the New York Times bestselling Chet and Bernie series 'If you're a dog lover, you'll love The Finders. Agent: Jill Marr, Sandra Dijkstra Literary.'I was cheering for Vira the golden retriever from start to finish and you will be, too.

Hopefully, Mace and Vira will be back soon. Burton offers the right balance of humor and seriousness, along with a lead whose love and understanding of dogs will endear him to many, not just dog people. Though Vira plays an integral role in the standard issue serial killer plot, it’s the nicely fleshed out Mace the reader comes to know and root for as he works to escape the killer’s wrath. With Champine arrested, it would appear that the killer’s reign of terror is over, but he has an unknown partner who has been murdering people undetected for decades.

The Velvet Choker Killer has haunted the Chicago area for years, until, at the site of his latest crime, Vira attacks and maims Nicky Champine, an apparently innocent bystander, who Mace discovers is the long-wanted murderer. This suspenseful series launch from Burton ( The Chessman) introduces Mason “Mace” Reid, a trainer of cadaver dogs, and his star pupil, golden retriever Vira.

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