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Apr 13, 2014 Carol rated it really liked it

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I heard Robert Crais talk about his book Suspect a while ago. I was immediately attracted to the story by Crais' enthusiasm for his subject. Many authors are dog owners, some host to a houseful. I thought Crais was one of them. Reading his bio I see his home is a feline one at present but I knew there had to be dogs in his past. Reading additional interviews Crais explains he had always had dogs from the time he was a kid. The last, Yoshi, was a big guy, an Akita. After living with Crais for fif I heard Robert Crais talk about his book Suspect a while ago. I was immediately attracted to the story by Crais' enthusiasm for his subject. Many authors are dog owners, some host to a houseful. I thought Crais was one of them. Reading his bio I see his home is a feline one at present but I knew there had to be dogs in his past. Reading additional interviews Crais explains he had always had dogs from the time he was a kid. The last, Yoshi, was a big guy, an Akita. After living with Crais for fifteen years, Yoshi died in Crais' arms. Since Yoshi's death he has been unable to bring himself to choose another dog. He chalks this up to a feeling of disloyalty and yet he has always been interested in the dog-man relationship. This is apparent in Suspect. Craig dedicates Suspect to Gregg Hurwitz.

for Gregg Hurwitz, friend, dog man, writer, and his beautiful pack: Delinah, Rosie, Natalie, and Simba.

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Scott James, an LAPD Cop loses his partner Stephanie one night when they are ambushed in a shoot-out while on patrol. Scott life is hanging by a thread. Eight months later he finds himself back on the job and assigned to the K-9 forces. On the day he is to be assigned his dog, he comes across Maggie, seemingly unfit for K-9 duty. Scott feels an instant camaraderie with Maggie and gets Dominick Leland, the head dog trainer to give he and Maggie a chance. Leland's take on Scott and Maggie is telling:

That poor animal is unfit for this job, and I suspect the same about him. I hope to God in His Glory I am wrong, sincerely I do, but there it is. They are suspect.

I don't have any dogs but thoroughly enjoyed learning about the training and bonding of these two broken spirits. I think Suspect was written as a stand-alone but it soon became apparent that fans of the book wanted more of this team, this pack of two. The Promise an Elvis Cole and Joe Pike novel due to be published in November 2014 will see the return of Scott James and his K-9 partner Maggie. ...more

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Jan 24, 2013 Nancie rated it it was amazing

I was concerned that I would miss Elvis and Joe -- but I fell in love with the book's two characters, Scott and Maggie. ...more

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