The Right Side, Spencer Quinn
The Right Side, Spencer Quinn
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The Right Side

Author: Spencer Quinn

Narrator: Susan Bennett

Unabridged: 11 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/27/2017

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

In this riveting new novel by the New York Times bestselling 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 reader and never lets go.

About Spencer Quinn

Spencer Quinn is the pen name of Peter Abrahams, the Edgar-award winning author of many novels, including the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Chet and Bernie mystery series, Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge, The Right Side, and Oblivion, as well as the New York Times bestselling Bowser and Birdie series for younger readers. He lives on Cape Cod with his wife Diana—and Dottie, a loyal and energetic member of the four-pawed nation within.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Susanne on May 30, 2017

3.75 Stars* (rounded up) LeAnne Hogan is a woman who imagined her life turning out very differently. She is a former High School pole vaulter who joined the army immediately after, and ended up doing several tours in Afghanistan. She worked her way up through the ranks to become a Sergeant. She then......more

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede on July 07, 2017

The Right Side is an engrossing book about LeAnne Hogan, who has just returned from Afghanistan after being wounded. At the hospital where she is staying as she tries to come to terms with what happens does she get to know Marci, who has lost a leg. They become friends and bond over their military l......more

Fantastic! This one is added to my "Best of 2017" list. My View: This is an outstanding read – it goes onto my “Best Reads of 2017 “list. If you are expecting another narrative in the style of the Chet and Bernie series – think again. I strongly suggest that you begin this book as if you have just dis......more

Goodreads review by Sheila on July 06, 2017

I totally enjoyed this book, even though the story is not told from the dog's point of view (as in the Chet and Bernie mysteries). There are two irresistible main characters: LeAnne Hogan, who has returned from Afghanistan suffering from PTSD, disfigured by facial scarring, and missing her right eye......more