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After almost a year as a full-fledged Dog, Rebekah Cooper (better known as Beka) is back with her old partners Tunstall and Goodwin just as silver coles flood Corus, giving birth to riots among the poor of the Lower City (Beka's beat) as prices skyrocket. When Tunstall breaks his leg in a particularly vicious fight, it's left to Beka and Goodwin to track down the colemongers responsible. This time Pounce won't be around to protect Beka, as constellations must occasionally worry about things other than seventeen- year- old girls, but she has her scent hound, Achoo, her ability to speak to the dead, and (most importantly) her wits to rely on.

I just finished this book last week despite the fact that it has been out for about a year and someone who's been reading Tamora Pierce since she was nine, like I have, certainly should have gotten around to it earlier. Despite the fact that I have read and enjoyed Terrier, I was half expecting a generic adventure akin to the Alanna books- I'd forgotten that Tamora Pierce's skill as a writer doubles with each book she publishes, as Bloodhound is her best yet (oh, and Beka and Goodwin are awesome). In a way, I'm glad I didn't read it until recently as it means I'll have to do a lot less waiting for Mastiff, though I think I'll cry when this series is done.

You can't really read Bloodhound without having read Terrier, so I'm just going to recommend the whole series to everyone.