Mercy Dogs, Tyler Dilts
Mercy Dogs, Tyler Dilts
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Mercy Dogs

Author: Tyler Dilts

Narrator: Tyler Dilts

Unabridged: 8 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/13/2018


Synopsis

How can a shattered ex-cop follow the rules when he’s no longer sure of them?For sixteen years, Ben Shepard loyally served the Long Beach Police Department. Then he took a bullet to the head, and his life was shattered. No one expects much of anything from him anymore—except his father, an old man receding into a fog of his own. And except maybe his tenant, Grace, who’s been a warm and friendly constant in his and his father’s bleak lives.Until the day she vanishes.After an official investigation stalls, Ben moves forward on his own. But stepping into Grace’s past—and all she was hiding—is a dangerous move for a man who can’t trust his memories from one day to the next. The deeper he gets, the more he has to question whether he’s being driven by the gut instincts of a suspicious former cop or by paranoia.Recognizing what’s real can save Grace’s life. If only he can trust himself to do it…

About Tyler Dilts

Tyler Dilts received his BA in theater from Cal State Long Beach and performed in more than sixty plays before turning his focus to writing. His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Best American Mystery Stories. He is also the author of the Long Beach Homicide series of detective novels: A King of Infinite Space, The Pain Scale, A Cold and Broken Hallelujah (an Amazon #1 bestseller) and, most recently, the Edgar Award–nominated Come Twilight. In 2014, he was the Writer-in-Residence at John Cabot University in Rome, and in 2015 he joined the teaching staff of the Community of Writers at Squaw Valley. He currently teaches English at his alma mater, where his specialties include creative writing, crime fiction, and literary theory. He lives with his wife in Long Beach, California. Contact Tyler at www.facebook.com/tylerdiltsbooks.


Reviews

4,5 stars rounded up The reason I asked for an ARC was not ONLY because of 5 stars reviews- I'm aware that the book hasn't yet officially released and I normally treat with caution a few existed high-rating-reviews - but because I have a week spot for a shattered cop/ex-cop/pi, and the blurb sounded......more

Goodreads review by Paul

The author drew my attention to the ever-present fragility of life. Implied how it could change in the blink of an eye. The meaning was clear: we live our lives perched on a precipice - one day at a time. Felt a bit unsettling as I swept from page to page to bear witness to the demoralizing decline......more

Goodreads review by Skip

Author Tyler Dilts crafts a story of compassion and humanity around a retired cop, forced to retire with a traumatic brain injury after being shot in the head, and his aging father, who suffers from early stage dementia. Their daily struggles to get through the day, with meals, medicines, doctor's a......more

'Mercy Dogs' by Tyler Dilts is a very good book as well as a very different kind of mystery! Literary quality. However, the plot moves along slowly. The author uses most of the book establishing the daily routines and deep affection of the two main characters without directly addressing the mystery......more