The second book in the Beka Cooper series, tells of her first adventure as a fully fledged Dog. The tale follows her and the various partners she is assigned, until mounting circumstances lead her and Goodwin to Port Caynn to investigate a problem with counterfeit silver. The novel details her first proper 'hunt' and the trouble she finds herself in along the way with both suspense and some predictability. The second book also sees an introduction of a new cast of characters, while also keeping the characters from the first book in the background action.

Bloodhound is a briliant follow up to Terrier, although it lacks the charm and wonder that Pierce managed to convey in he tales about Alanna, and definately lacks the suspense and build up held in The Trickster series which only contained two books.

I'm hoping that if there's a third book in the making for this series, it will again have Rosto appearing as the main man in Beka's life again, and I'm more interested to see how Pierce will play out the Corus situation, in particular with The Dancing Dove and the small pieces that tie into all the other Tortall books. I'm holding out for Beka to finally give into Rosto, and then it will almost be a mirrored story of Alanna, but we shall have to wait and see...