Scent of the Missing

<strong><em>NEW YORK TIMES</em> BESTSELLER. A haunting meditation on trust hope and love by a woman who adopts and trains a Golden Retriever puppy to become a search-and-rescue dog (<em>People</em>).</strong><br/><br/>In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing Susannah Charleson clipped a photo from the newspaper of an exhausted canine handler face buried in the fur of his search-and-rescue dog. A dog lover and pilot with search experience herself Susannah was so moved by the image that she decided to volunteer with a local canine team and soon discovered firsthand the long hours nonexistent pay and often heart-wrenching results they face. <br/><br/>Once she qualified to train a dog of her own she adopted Puzzle a strong bright Golden Retriever puppy who exhibited unique aptitudes as a working dog but who was less interested in the role of compliant house pet. <em>Scent of the Missing</em> is the story of Susannah and Puzzle's adventures as they search for the missing--a lost teen an Alzheimer's patient wandering in the cold signs of the crew amid the debris of the space shuttle Columbia disaster--and unravel the mystery of the bond between humans and dogs.