About the Book

Book: Detecting Concealed Evidence (Security Hounds Investigations Book 5)

Author: Dana Mentink

Genre: Inspirational Romantic Suspense

Release Date: August 6, 2025

A panicked call sends detective Chase Wolfe and his search-and-rescue bloodhound, Tank, racing right into the path of his neighbor—who’s just barely escaped an abduction. But Pilar Alonso has no idea who’s after her or why. Now she must rely on Chase to keep her safe while they work together to track down the unknown assailants targeting her. Only, their investigation reveals layers of a much more sinister agenda, and danger is rapidly closing in. Drawn into a web of deceit, can they untangle the mystery…before they’re permanently silenced?

From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.

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My Thoughts:

Pilar Alonso is having a really bad day. Oh, and what an unusual pretty name Pilar is, I really liked it. On to the story, she is having a really bad day as she wakes up tied up and blindfolded. Author Mentink really knows how to throw the reader into the story from the first pages. I never know what kind of trauma or drama I will be stepping into when I pick up one of her books and I enjoyed the uniqueness of this one.

Pilar was just going about her day trying to figure out how to pay some of her bills and taking care of her ailing father, when bam, a bullet goes through her windshield. She needs help and fast.

Chase Wolfe and Pilar don't exactly get along. However, he happens to be the guy that has an uneasy feeling and along with his dog, they go to find her. This begins another edge of your seat thriller with a dash of romance between two unlikely people and their life-or-death situation they find themselves in. I really enjoyed this installment of this series with strong family connections and lovable search and rescue dogs.

I was provided a copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to post a positive review, and all views and opinions are my own.

About the Author

Dana Mentink is a USA Today and Publisher’s 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

Those bloodhounds are galloping on through this Security Hounds series, aren’t they? Here in book #5, we have Chase and the unbelievably chill Tank. They couldn’t be more opposite. Tank is the kind of dog who only leaves his sunny napping spot when there’s an urgent need to do so. Chase is an energetic, unrestrained, human who gets caught up in the life of the reserved Pilar, a cello player who is simply trying to earn a few extra dollars when her delivery van is forced off the road and she’s kidnapped. That’s only the beginning of the adventure. I hope you will enjoy Tank, who falls deeply in love with Pilar’s cello music, and Pilar and Chase, who definitely got off on the wrong foot when they first met. And what is the object the killer is desperate to get his hands on? Hope you enjoy the ride!