About the Book

Book: Following the Clues (Security Hounds Investigations Book Four)

Author: Dana Mentink

Genre: Inspirational Romantic Suspense

Release date: May 27, 2024

A search-and-rescue mission
reveals a lethal secret.

After K-9 handler Kara Wolfe witnesses her childhood friend Beau O’Connor survive a targeted hit-and-run, she’s shocked to learn his mother’s missing. And Beau, who can no longer recognize familiar faces after an earlier attack, can’t shake the feeling these terrifying incidents are somehow connected. With the tracking skills of her blind bloodhound, Kara will help Beau locate his mother—but someone will do anything to sabotage their search. With the culprit on their trail, can they uncover a sinister plot…before their rescue mission turns into a fight for survival?

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"Following the Clues "by Dana Mentink is the 4th book of the series. Each novel in this series features different characters and dogs so can be read as standalones, but as always, I ask why not read them all? The main male character in this book has a rare condition known as “prosopagnosia” or “face blindness.” Which means he isn't able to recognize people's faces he’s known his whole life, even family. This condition led him to be discharged from the Marines, so he withdraws into his self and causes hurt to Kara, the main female character of the book. When Beau returns home his mother is missing and the Security Hounds is called in to search for her.

This book has lots of action. This book deals with grief, (a character before this story died) and is also a great romance. This book kept me reading till the end.

On a side note, since this novel is fiction, I looked up prosopagnosia and found it was a true condition that most people that have it are born with it, but can be caused by brain damage, to found out how Beau came to be diagnosed with it read the book.

If a reader loves dogs and romance and suspense, I say get yourself this book and enjoy!

I received a complimentary copy from the author and Celebrate Lit and these opinions are my own.

About the Author

Dana Mentink is a USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author as well as a two-time American Christian Fiction Writers Carol Award winner, and a Holt Medallion winner. She is the author of over fifty titles in the suspense and lighthearted romance genres. She is pleased to write for Harlequin’s Love Inspired Suspense, Revell and Poisoned Pen Press.

More from Dana

The only thing more fun that writing about bloodhounds, is adding in some colorful new canine characters who aren’t quite your standard tracking champions. In this book, you’ll get to know Phil who was introduced at the end of book #3. He’s a livestock protector who steps in as a guide for Millie the bloodhound when her vision becomes impaired. Phil takes his job VERY seriously. He flat out refuses to wear a vest, or play with toys, and he doesn’t particularly like people, but he will lay his life down to protect Millie and Kara Wolfe. It was so much fun having this unlikely hero rise to the challenge as Kara and her ex-boyfriend must root out a saboteur on the local fish hatchery property. The secret they unearth will shock you, I hope! Please enjoy the adventure with Millie, Phil, and the rest of the Wolfe pack!