Once more Tamora Pierce brings us Bekka Cooper, a good cop in a hard town.  In Bloodhound, Bekka and her partner are sent to ferret out a gang of counterfiters before chaos and rioting bring down the kingdom.  Bekka will use every informant she can get, from whirlwinds that hear passing secrets to the pigeons who carry the souls of the recently dead in order to bring down the ring before it's too late.