The Right Side

By: Spencer Quinn

Narrated by: Susan Bennett

In this riveting new novel by the New York Times best-selling author of the Chet and Bernie mystery series, a deeply damaged female soldier home from the war in Afghanistan becomes obsessed with finding a missing girl, gains an unlikely ally in a stray dog, and encounters new perils beyond the combat zone.

LeAnne Hogan went to Afghanistan as a rising star in the military and came back a much lesser person, mentally and physically. Now missing an eye and with half her face badly scarred, she can barely remember the disastrous desert operation that almost killed her. She is confused, angry, and suspects the fault is hers, even though nobody will come out and say it.

Shattered by one last blow - the sudden death of her hospital roommate, Marci - LeAnne finds herself on a fateful drive across the country, reflecting on her past and seeing no future. Her native land is now unfamiliar, recast in shadow by her one good eye, her damaged psyche, her weakened body. Arriving in the rain-soaked small town in Washington State that Marci had called home, she makes a troubling discovery: Marci's eight-year-old daughter has vanished. When a stray dog - a powerful, dark, unreadable creature, no one's idea of a pet - seems to adopt LeAnne, a surprising connection is formed, and something shifts inside her. As she becomes obsessed with finding Marci's daughter, LeAnne and her inscrutable canine companion are drawn into danger as dark and menacing as her last Afghan mission. This time she has a strange but loyal fellow traveler protecting her blind side.

Enthralling, suspenseful, and psychologically nuanced, The Right Side introduces one of the most unforgettable protagonists in modern fiction: isolated, broken, disillusioned, yet still seeking redemption and purpose - LeAnne takes hold of the listener and never lets go.

©2017 Spencer Quinn (P)2017 Recorded Books

Looking forward to the next book.

It takes a while to get going, but you need the background/memories.
I think this will be an excellent series. The main character has a lot of flaws, but is honest and realizes she is broken. The dog is a great character as well. Lots of potential.
Susan Bennett does an excellent job.

The Right Side

Great, like all Spencer Quinn’s books. But my favorites are the Chet and Bernie stories, told from the dog’s perspective. Just the best!

A bit slow

If you are looking for a book about a dog and his person, you can skip the first half of the book. It's a good book anyway. The story is well written and the characters well defined. Not a lot of excitement. And it could have been shorter.

Dark and Deeply Moving

The Right Side is a tight telling of a journey that has one impossibly riveted to the end. Dark, lingering on disturbing, this story is also deeply moving and curiously uplifting. LeAnne Hogan is a heroine in every sense of the word. I highly recommend this audible. The narrator captures LeAnne in a way that feels just right and kept me in the grip of her voice to the last word.

great story!!

loved it! narrator is really really good. the beginning is a little long to get through but it's so worth it to stick with it. really surprise plot twist!

good fiction mostly credible

good fiction. mostly credible. A good attempt at honoring women veterans. A supernatural dog for pet lovers.

Beautiful!

I absolutely loved this book. The narrator was perfect for this character. It is a deep topic, an injured soldier returning state side, but it was actually quite funny. I'm impressed that this was written by a man. Men don't typically write complicated female characters.

There was very real situations soldiers deal with when injured and also returning to normal lives. This was not a battle type story. I cried throughout the book and laughed more. I typically do not like stories about people self destructing, but he made me love this book and this at time very unappealing woman.

The Right Side

Being a fan of Mr. Quinn’s Chet and Bernie series, I wanted to give this book a try. It’s very different from that series but I soon became quite intent on finishing this book. The storyline is more than a little darker than the aforementioned series but interesting as well. There’s a lot to grasp here concerning this former Mideast soldier suffering from PTSD and disfigurement during her last assignment. As she struggles against the demons raging inside her, she finally begins to find some semblance of peace within that starts with a stray dog who accepts and protects her regardless of what comes her way.

How A Dog’s Love Can Heal A Human Heart

Terrific turn of the pen by wonderful Spencer Quinn. In this book he leaves Chet and Bernie and Bowser and Birdie behind for a look into the psyche of LeAnne, a war veteran severely injured in Afghanistan, and Goody, the dog who comes unexpectedly into her life to help get her on the path to healing her mind, body, heart and soul. And as only Spencer Quinn can do, their stories and adventures together are riveting.

when will #2 be available

Sgt. Leanne Hogan is a hero. So is her new partner Goodie. Imperfect, sure. A little damaged? Yes. Yet she fights for right while trying to heal. I am so hoping this is only the beginning.