THE DARKEST EVENING OF THE YEAR -- DEAN KOONTZ

I will never look at another Golden Retriever in the same way again, after reading this book. The main character in this novel is Amy Redwing. Amy loves all dogs but especially golden retrievers. She rescues the ones that are being abused or neglected and and finds homes for them.
Dean Koontz, in his strange as usual way spins a good story here. There is a very special dog that Amy rescues by the name of Nickie. Amy and her boyfriend Brian McCarthy set out now to rescue Brian's daughter from a previous relationship from her abusive mother.
suspense---suspense---suspense
It really is difficult to put this book down/