{"id":1804,"date":"2023-01-26T18:06:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T18:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=1804"},"modified":"2023-03-11T18:25:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T18:25:16","slug":"the-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstcluereviews.com\/?p=1804","title":{"rendered":"The Rescue"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parker, author of one of last year\u2019s most memorable crime novels, A Thousand Steps<\/em>, is back with something different, but with echoes of the best of that book. It opens with a gunfight between Tijuana, Mexico drug cartels that ends in human loss but, more importantly for this story, the shooting injury of a dog who\u2019s rescued by a passing boy. Later, waiting for adoption in a shelter, the dog becomes the unexpected star of a viral video made by Bettina Blazak, a California journalist who can\u2019t resist him; she names him Felix after the vet who saved the dog\u2019s life and takes him home. Bettina quickly sees that this might not be the street mutt everyone thinks. He is used to being on a leash and understands commands in both Spanish and English. Enter the multiple characters who have seen the video and want Felix for themselves. The dog is a former drug and currency sniffer for the DEA, and lately his superior skills have been used by a drug gang to find and steal their rival gang\u2019s wares, hence the opening shootout. They want him back, and another previous owner, the child who first discovered Felix’s superior ability to find anything by scent, has also seen the video and is sending Bettina heartbreaking emails. Who will win? It takes some violent scenes to find out, and along the way we\u2019re treated to a look at the world of sniffer dogs\u2014it\u2019s fascinating!\u2014and, even better, a look at love, loyalty, and resilience through canine eyes. Sounds odd? It is, but it\u2019s also heartwarming with a side of fear and thrills.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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