Book Review

Dog Day (2006)

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Jun 01, 2006; Writer: Alicia Gimenez-Bartlett; Genres: Fiction, Mystery and Thriller; Publisher: Europa Editions

In this 1997 Spanish best-seller, Barcelona detective Petra Delicado and her gruff partner delve into the slummy underworld of dog smuggling.

Local Color
Delicado on a seedy local bar: ''It was as exotic as a baroque church...its stained glass windows painted with yellow designs for shellfish and paellas.''

Quirkiest Character
A small, mangy mutt called Freaky.

Lowdown
Delightful, deeply human characters and keen insight into the vagaries of police work only sweeten this rich paean to all things canine.

Originally posted Jun 23, 2006 Published in issue #884-885 Jun 30, 2006 Order article reprints

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