- Taschenbuch: 256 Seiten
- Verlag: Walker & Company; Auflage: Reprint (Oktober 2001)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0802776191
- ISBN-13: 978-0802776198
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 19,3 x 12,7 x 2,8 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.7 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (3 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2.230.282 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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On a Manhattan summer night, investigator Rachel Alexander gets a panicked call from Venus White, manager of Harbor View, a home for the mentally ill. Venus' boss has died, and the home's therapy dog has disappeared. With her pit bull, Dash, Rachel races to unravel these mysteries before more mayhem besieges Harbor View. This fourth Rachel Alexander mystery moves at a snappy pace and includes a tough mystery. Benjamin effectively builds tension, revealing clues at just the right moment to generate drama. Her writing here is noticeably tighter than in her previous Hell of a Dog , and both human and canine characters are more fully developed. She also makes good use of the treatment-center setting, giving the tale a substantive social context. John Rowen
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From Kirkus Reviews
Everybody who works at Harbor View, the Manhattan residential facility for a dozen autistic and Down's syndrome patients, loves the grueling work they share, but nobody loved the patients and the challenges they pose more than Lady, the mop-headed puli who worked as their therapy dog for over a year before she disappeared one night, shortly before someone ran down Harbor View co-owner Harry Dietrich on a bike and left Dr. Eli Kagan the sole owner. And when Venus White, the Harbor View manager as dreadlocked as the missing pooch, hires p.i. Rachel Alexander and her pit bull Dash to go undercover as the new therapy dog and trainer, they soon fall in love with the place and the people too, and no wonder, since their detective work doesn't go nearly as smoothly as their cover job. Nonagerian twins Dora and Cora Weissman unhesitatingly accept Dash as Lady; Jackson the painter, who's never spoken, asks to help Dash do tricks; David, the patient with a history of violence, is able to listen to music when Dash is in the room. But all these heartwarming moments aren't getting Rachel any closer to the dognapper and killer; in fact, she's about to lose even more ground, as one of her most valuable informants is due for another deadly assault. Like Rachel and Dash's three earlier cases (A Hell of a Dog, 1998, etc.), this one is indispensable for readers who love man's best friend right back. Human-watchers will find the psychology sound on everybody but the muffled killer. (Mystery Guild alternate selection) -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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The wonderful dog human relationship continues to be a strong part of Ms. Benjamin's writing but this book, like her other mysteries, is complex and cleverly worked out. An excellent read.
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I read all of the Rachael Alexander and Dash books, and they were all good. What happened with this one?
The others were funny, witty, and thoughtful. The main chracter, Rachael is very sarcastic and has a wide vocabulary, which usually makes for the funny parts. Dash isn't portraited as some wonder dog, doing all these super things, which adds a touch of reality.
Rachael is also usually in the midst of some romance, which is also usually failing, which lends the books romance, and additional witty dialogue.
What I want to know, is WHAT HAPPENED! The author of these books, that range in quality from very good to brilliant, suddenly turned out an awful one. It is neither funny nor romantic, and the witty, somewhat sarcastic dialogue that is not to be missed in the other three, was missing entirely.
Bottom line: You churned out some really good books. Don't listen to people who say that the plotlines to the others were bad. The plot line, and the writing, in this was really bad. Kepp up the work on the other ones.
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In Manhattan's Greenwich Village, Venus White manages Harbor View, a treatment center where individuals who need around the clock caretaking reside. Venus desperately needs two different types of assistance. She needs the services of a private investigator to keep her safe from an unknown assailant and to find her missing therapy dog. She also needs the help of a new therapy dog because her "children" provide her with occasional "miracles" with the help of special canines. Venus asks private investigator Rachel Alexander and her therapy dog Dash to help her.
As Rachel and Dash make the rounds, the canine quickly becomes a patient favorite and those little miracles occur. However, Venus struggles with telling Rachel why she feels her life is in danger. Turning it into a miniseries over a few days, Venus relates why she believes someone plans to kill her as they did Harry Dietrich, an owner of the treatment center. Even as Rachel and Dash work with the patients, they begin to make inquires into Harry's death. She wants to protect Venus, but also worries that the assailant might think one of the patients witnessed the incident.
The Rachel and Dash mysteries are some of the more interesting novels on the market. The latest tale, LADY VANISHES, is a unique story that will touch readers' hearts. The audience will gain an understanding of the need for small miracles when dealing with mental health problems. The investigation is entertaining, but clearly a subplot of the canine therapy that Dash provides to the residents of the center. Carol Lea Benjamin brings much insight and passion to a terrific tale that redefines the boundaries of the mystery genre.
Harriet Klausner
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