The Dawnhounds is written by a Maori author. It was a wild ride. This is set in a society that is building beyond the industrial revolution and it's one or two generations out of a biological revolution. The setting is lush and interesting and the biobase tech is fascinating.

We follow our main character who's a big cop who has been demoted because they are bisexual. They are murdered one night and they are brought back from the dead and rescued by a group of pirates and a pirate ship. What follows is our main character unravels a conspiracy and fights to maintain a sense of order and justice.

It's got found family.  It's got swash buckling. I don't think they're any swords, but I just think of it as swash buckling. The mystery was interesting and the action was fast paced. There was some time where it felt a little slow just because of how much time the main character was thinking about the past, but I found the past recollections to be super important to the present.

Turn the end of the book it felt a little rushed, but at the same time it didn't bother me too much.

All that you might like this book if you like fantasy, political intrigues, and murder mysteries. If on page homophobia is something that is hard for you to read this might be a book to pass on.