New fiction
“Away to Me,” by Patricia McConnell. Maddie is starting over after leaving her troubled marriage behind. Now living on a 40-acre farm in rural Wisconsin Maddie works as an animal behavior specialist and sheepdog trainer. She handles dogs with all kinds of problems, from biting to fear of thunder. Her closest friend, George, is also her mentor and when he is suddenly killed by a rifle shot at a sheepdog trial, Maddie is devastated. Was George’s death an accident? If it wasn’t then who wanted George dead and why? Still in mourning, Maddie fosters Cisco, an injured German Shepherd, and continues to work with her canine clients when one day she returns to the farm to discover her home has been broken into. Confused as to why she is being targeted, Maddie begins to fear for her life, especially when local law enforcement discover another murder victim. Can Maddie stay out of the killer’s line of sight long enough for police to bring him to justice?