Mastiff by Tamora Pierce

Mastiff by Tamora Pierce  560 pages

Beka and her friends will face their greatest and most important challenge ever when the young heir to the kingdom vanishes. They will be sent out of Corus on a trail that appears and disappears, following a twisting road throughout Tortall. It will be her greatest Hunt--if she can survive the very powerful people who do not want her to succeed in her goal.

Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce

Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce

Beka Cooper is finally a Dog - a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, dedicated to keeping peace in Corus's streets. But there's unrest in Tortall's capital. Counterfeit coins are turning up in shops all over the city, and merchants are raising prices to cover their losses. The Dogs discover that gamblers are bringing the counterfeit money from Port Caynn. In Port Caynn, Beka delves deep into the gambling world, where she meets a charming banking clerk named Dale Rowan. Beka thinks she may be falling for Rowan, but she won't let anything - or anyone - jeopardize her mission. As she heads north to an abandoned silver mine, it won't be enough for Beka be her usual 'terrier' self. She'll have to learn from Achoo to sniff out the criminals - to be a Bloodhound. . . .

Terrier by Tamora Pierce

Terrier by Tamora Pierce  581 pages

Beka Cooper is a rookie with the law-enforcing Provost's Guard, and she's been assigned to the Lower City. It's a tough beat that's about to get tougher, as Beka's limited ability to communicate with the dead clues her in to an underworld conspiracy. Someone close to Beka is using dark magic to profit from the Lower City's criminal enterprises--and the result is a crime wave the likes of which the Provost's Guard has never seen before.

Mastiff by Tamora Pierce - 592 p.

   In the third and final book in the Bekah Cooper series, Pierce's heroine keeps making a name for herself on the streets of Corus in Tortall.
   5 years have past since we were last with Beka in Bloodhound. A lot has happened in her personal life, and Bekah isn't in the best place emotionally. She needs a hunt. And a hunt is what she gets.
   When she is brought in under a veil of secrecy to the castle, it's revealed that the King and Queen's own son, the 4-year-old heir to the throne, has been kidnapped. Bekah, Achoo, Tunstall, and Sabine, with the help of newcomer Mage Farmer are on the greatest hunt of their lives. Trekking through the most god-forsaken places in all of Tortall, scent-hound Achoo leads the cavalry high and low on the scent of the little Prince. Along the way, Bekah finds friends, love, but also betrayal.
   Great closing book to a wonderful fantasy trilogy. Bekah is a very empowered character and will be missed.