The Dog Thief — Marta Acosta

"Pure and heartfelt. The Dog Thief is an amazing book. Well constructed, deftly written and beautiful all the way through. Poetically powerful insight into both animal and human behavior and a satisfying ending. â˜...â˜...â˜...â˜...â˜..." -- Amazon Reviewer

A heartbreaking and heartwarming novel from Library Journal Women's Summer Fiction & Romantic Times Editor's Choice author Marta Acosta.

Brilliant with dogs. A disaster with people.

When lonely, awkward Maddie discovers a murder victim, she claims to be an animal psychic to save the family ranch and her canine rehabilitation center.

Now everyone's looking at the girl who can't make eye contact.

Maddie's forced to start a Search and Rescue team with her ex-girlfriend's twin, a hostile sheriff, or risk losing her beloved former military dog. As she trains the him to be a dog handler, their relationship evolves from animosity to understanding.

Meanwhile, Maddie's sister yearns for a life of her own, and the unknown murderer is plotting to stop the animal psychic from learning his identity.

Can she save her own life by saving the dog she loves?

"Maddie is a humorous, interesting and unique character whose passion for her job as a dog rehabilitator peppers most conversations she is part of. She is equal parts brilliant and disastrous." -- Books on Autism

"A terrific book! I liked it so much it's going straight on my re-read pile. For me it was the interesting characters that made the story seriously engrossing, although it was the dogs that stole my heart." -- Amazon UK Reviewer