With a hurricane bearing down on their local town, Jack decides it's a good time to go visit his father. Not his brightest idea, but he swears Ben to secrecy. When Ben cannot reach Jack and realizes he has taken his dog Scout too, Ben pretends he is heading home where he grabs Hero to track Ben and Scout in the woods. His other bestie, Noah, comes along too. They face several natural and nature-related disasters along the way, and cannot call for help in the remote forest area, even when they come across an urgent need to do so. Hero remains hero, and more accolades are earned by Ben and Hero. Not really written for adults. ( )

This is the second book in the Hero series by Jennifer Li Shotz. Hero is a black lab that is retired from solving crimes and finding missing people. In this story there is a hurricane racing towards the town that Ben and Hero live in. When his best friend Jack and his dog, Scout go missing it is up to Hero and his human Ben to find him as the storm surges out of control and they are trapped with no way out. I would recommend this for any collection owning the first story in the series. It is a fast paced heart warming story about a dog's loyalty and love for his owner in the face of impending danger. ( )