02275cam a2200433 i 4500 382682678 TxAuBib 20190523120000.0 190321s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780316448703 0316448702 TxAuBib rda Laukkanen, Owen. Deception Cove / Owen Laukkanen. First edition. Mulholland Books, 2019. New York : Mulholland Books, Little Brown and Company, 2019. 372 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Neah Bay ; 1 A recently widowed marine suffering PTSD from her time in Afghanistan has her service dog kidnapped by a corrupt deputy sheriff who wants to blackmail her into delivering goods allegedly stolen by her husband before his death. Jess Winslow reenters civilian life a new widow, with little more to her name than a falling-down house, a medical discharge for PTSD, and a loyal dog named Lucy, who helps her cope with the devastating memories of her time in Afghanistan. After fifteen years in state prison, Mason Burke owns one set of clothes, a wallet, and a photo of Lucy, the service dog he trained while behind bars. Seeking a fresh start, he sets out for Deception Cove, Washington, where the dog now lives. He arrives to find Jess facing off against the deputy county sheriff. Jess's late husband, a pilot, stole a valuable package from his drug dealer associates. The sheriff's department has seized Lucy and she will be destroyed if the package doesn't show up. 20190523. Widows Fiction. Veterans Fiction. Ex-convicts Fiction. Service dogs Fiction. Post-traumatic stress disorder Fiction. Drug dealers Fiction. Police corruption Fiction. Washington (State) Fiction. Adventure stories. Adventure fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Suspense fiction. Neah Bay ; 1. TXDRI