I genuinely adored Raine, her friend Maude, her dog Cisco, and the little female border collie who added her own bit of drama to the mix. This is a well written mystery with interesting, well developed characters along with a plausible story line.

What she and Cisco find is a gruesome sight, one that leaves her badly shaken, but the little girl is still out there somewhere in the dark, cold, unforgiving night. Now she must put all her faith in her young and inexperienced golden retriever, Cisco, and that makes the success of the search that much harder. The task of finding a small child in the dark, freezing cold night, deep in the wilderness is difficult enough and Raine knows that the odds are not in her favor to begin with. She had retired from doing search and rescue work after the loss of her dog, Cassidy, but when she gets a call at 3:00 in the morning to help find a young child who is missing, she reluctantly agrees. Raine Stockton has lived in the small town of Hansonville, North Carolina all of her life. Not earth shattering but enjoyable enough that I will seek out book two of the series. The dogs are the true heroes of the book. There were several twists and turns I didn’t see coming. I wish I could say he’s usually better behaved but… not really he’s a golden retriever…” Things don’t go well and Raines is distraught at their inability to find the child.Īnyone with a dog, especially a goofball breed like a retriever, will find themselves chuckling at Cisco’s antics. The book starts when she’s called out to search for a missing woman and child. Or maybe that’s just me.īut Raines is now training Cisco, a two year old Golden. And when you read about her death, I dare you to stay dry eyed. Cassidy, a golden retriever, was a rescue dog with a great history of recoveries. I haven’t yet found the one good man, but I’ve already had my one good dog.” Raines Stockton is still getting over the loss of that one good dog when this book starts. “It has been said that every woman deserves one good man in her lifetime, and one good dog.

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