Celebrate Lit / July 6, 2025

Following the Clues

About the Book Following the Clues

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 is missing. And Beau, who can no longer recognise familiar faces after an earlier attack, can’t shake the feeling that 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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My Thoughts on Following the Clues

Following the Clues is a fun continuation of the Security Hounds Investigations series and lets us get to know Kara and her dogs better. I love how Phil takes care of Millie. It’s rather fun watching (because, yes, of course I imagine them in my mind) them go about their jobs. And I love how Phil is so protective of his people and wants to keep everyone safe, plus help Millie find what they’re tracking.

Kara is our main human character. We’ve met her in previous novels, but we’ve never really gotten her story. She’s a vegetarian and they like to give her flak about her weeds and seed muffins, though they sound good to me. She does eat cheese and eggs, just not meat.

In this novel, she and her family are helping Beau to find his mom, who is missing. They’ve known him forever, and he knows them, but he doesn’t know them if that makes sense (which I know it doesn’t, but it will). Kara and Beau have a lot of feelings to navigate as they once were best friends. Then she dated and became engaged to his best friend, which made it awkward because Beau actually liked Kara too.

Then Kyle gets cancer and dies before he and Kara can get married. Kara and Beau form a new sort of friendship, only for tragedy to strike and everything to go cattywompus.

This was such a fun novel. I’ve loved the whole series, and this book was no different. It reads quickly and will definitely keep you reading and wanting more. I’m ready for another book in the series, please!

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, which I received from Celebrate Lit. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review, nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.

About the Author of Following the Clues

Dana Mentink is a USA Today and Publishers 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 than 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!