When private investigator Rachel Alexander gets the call for
a new case, her client asks her to meet her at the local dog
park in New York City. Rachel, along with her partner, Dash
the pit-bull, met their new client Sophie Gordon who lays
before them a story that seems more fairy tale then reality.
Sophie's loyal canine companion, Blanche, is more then a
friend to her. Blanche is a service dog that is able to
determine when Sophie is about to have an epileptic episode.
However, due to Blanche's advanced age and crippling
arthritis, her loyal service to Sophie is slowly
diminishing. Just when Sophie thought there was no hope, she
is contacted by a secretive society that offers to clone
Blanche and give Sophie one of the puppies, all free of
charge. Sophie, desperate to keep just a piece of her
beloved canine companion, agrees to the deal and is
presented with Bianca, and exact replica of Blanche.
But soon Sophie begins to have concerns about the cloning
experiment she agreed to participate in when she notices
that Bianca doesn't sense epileptic seizures like Blanche
does. Determined to find the secret organization that
contacted her, Sophie hires Rachel Alexander to track them
down.
But only one day on the case, Rachel is left with a dead
client, the care of two bull terriers and a ton of questions
that all lead back to the organization dealing in illegal
cloning operations. Can Rachel find the answers to all her
questions and solve the mystery of Sophie's death, before
she becomes the next target of the killer's quest?
THE WRONG DOG is a delightful mystery novel perfect for
those who are dog lovers. Readers will instantly warm up to
Rachel Alexander, the private investigator who insists on
bringing her loyal sidekick, Dash, on every investigation. I
especially liked Rachel's spunk when she explains her fees
to potential clients and explains that they include Dash's
fees also. If the client complains that they don't want to
pay the dog's fees, then Rachel simply doesn't take the case.
The author does a good job of humanizing Rachel and relating
her to the readers. The readers are treated to a glimpse of
Rachel's life outside of her PI duties as she spends time
with her boyfriend and enjoys the dog run with Dash. Readers
also get a peep at Rachel's softer side, especially at the
end of the book, in a tribute from Sophie's students to Blanche.
The only trouble I had with the book was the writing style.
While I understand that the author was keeping with the PI,
on the beat style of writing; using short sentences and
choppy paragraphs. However, as the story unfolds, the PI
style is used less and less and book becomes more readable
as a mystery novel.
Sophie Gordon, worried about her gifted-but-aging
epilepsy-alert service dog, falls for a line that her dog
can be cloned. When the puppy subsequently given to her
comes up lacking, she asks series heroine Rachel Alexander
to investigate. Rachel must soon investigate Sophie's death
as well.
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