Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce (Beka Cooper book 2); young adult, mystery, fantasy; 560 pages (about 18 hours on CD)I'm continuing to love this series. In this volume, Beka is no longer a trainee, but a real Dog (city slang for the Provost's guard--medieval police officers). Someone has been flooding the royal city with counterfeit silver coins, driving up prices and causing food riots in the market. Beka and her partner Goodwin are sent on a mission to track down the counterfeiters and restore balance to the realm.
As with all of Pierce's book, I has a great time with this. The best thing (for me) was the addition of one more animal to Beka's retinue (of cat and pigeons)--a dog. Personally, I think dogs are underrepresented in fantasy lit, so it was really refreshing to see Beka's scent hound take a central role in the story. Beka grows up a lot in this book, and the mystery aspect comes to a very satisfying conclusion. Can't wait to start the next volume!
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