Introducing ‘Away To Me’
the first mystery novel from best-selling author Patricia McConnell!
"Away to Me is like All Creatures Great & Small meets Agatha Christie—only with more glorious writing, and more border collies!”
—Sy Montgomery, NYT bestselling author of What the Chicken Knows
"Away to Me has it all: amazing canines, a flawed, funny, compelling heroine, unrelenting suspense...”
—Cat Warren, NYT bestselling author of What the Dog Knows
"Dr. Maddie McGowan is a new, original, and utterly winning mystery-protagonist, and Away to Me is a mystery unlike any you’ve ever read before.”
—Nicholas Butler, author of Shotgun Lovesongs
Away to Me: A New Mystery by Patricia McConnell
Animal behaviorist Maddie McGowan is living her best second life on a farm in rural Wisconsin with her Border collie, Jack, when her friend is inexplicably killed by a rifle shot at a sheepdog trial. Still reeling from his death, Maddie agrees to foster a troubled German shepherd from the local shelter. But after her house is inexplicably invaded, Maggie begins an obsessive quest to save a beloved dog, complicated by her romantic involvement with an enigmatic shelter worker, that put her life at risk and bring back the baggage from her past.
Patricia in the Spotlight
Patricia in the Spotlight
Early Buzz for the New Mystery
“Away to Me is like All Creatures Great & Small meets Agatha Christie—only with more glorious writing, more training tips, and more border collies! I could not put this novel down – and when I did, I felt blessed by the company of great characters both human and canine, inspired to live lives of courage and hope. I love this book to the moon and back.”
— SY MONTGOMERY, NYT bestselling author of THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS, WHAT THE CHICKEN KNOWS, and THE HUMMINGBIRD'S GIFT —
Acclaimed bestselling author and dog expert Patricia McConnell’s first mystery, Away to Me, has it all: amazing canines, a flawed, funny, compelling heroine, unrelenting suspense — and a setting in rural Wisconsin so beautifully rendered it leaps off the page. I absolutely loved it!
— CAT WARREN, NYT bestselling author of WHAT THE DOG KNOWS —
“Dr. Maddie McGowan is a new, original, and utterly winning mystery-protagonist, and Away to Me is a mystery unlike any you’ve ever read before. Patricia McConnel has written a compulsively page-turning novel about trauma, redemption, and the magical bonds between humans and the animals we love – and who love us back. A novel that surprises at every turn and delivers in the end. Here’s to hoping this isn’t the last we read of Dr. Maddie McGowan.”
— NICKOLAS BUTLER, author of SHOTGUN LOVESONGS and A FORTY YEAR KISS —
“This is a book you’ll stay up with all night–with no regrets in the morning. Come for the mystery, stay for the love that brings all the answers.”
— SUSANNAH CHARLESON, New York Times bestselling author of WHERE THE LOST DOGS GO and SCENT OF THE MISSING —
Patricia McConnell’s knowledge and love of dogs shines in this gripping debut mystery. A multilayered tale of old wounds, second chances, and a thirst for justice, Away To Me introduces readers to the fascinating world of canine behavioral science and sheep herding, before delving into the gritty darkness of the criminal underworld, all the way to its entirely unexpected conclusion. The perfect read for dog and mystery lovers alike.
— SARA DRISCOLL, author of the FBI K-9s series —
A moving fiction debut that explores the deep connection between dogs and their human partners.
— KIRKUS REVIEWS —
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