Scent of the Missing

Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog

By: Susannah Charleson

Narrated by: Susannah Charleson

After the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, Susannah Charleson was so impressed by the newspaper photo of an exhausted handler and his search-and-rescue dog that she decided to train a dog of her own. A dog lover and pilot with search experience herself, Charleson got Puzzle, a strong, bright Golden Retriever, who from the start, exhibited a unique aptitude for search-and-rescue work. But the puppy’s willfulness challenged even Susannah, who had raised dogs for years.

Scent of the Missing is the story of Susannah and Puzzle’s adventures and the complex relationship they forge as they help in the pursuit and recovery of people who have fallen prey to crime, misadventure, or catastrophe: a missing teenager, an Alzheimer’s patient wandering in the cold, signs of the crew amid the debris of the space shuttle Columbia disaster.

©2010 Susannah Charleson (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

“Riveting….All dog lovers should read this book.” (Temple Grandin, author of Animals Make Us Human)

“In this celebration of the human-animal bond, a fascinating woman has written eloquently about her fascinating colleague, Puzzle. I loved this book.” (Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs)

For any lover of dogs...

If you could sum up Scent of the Missing in three words, what would they be?

Interesting. Informative. Uplifting.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The dog!

What about Susannah Charleson’s performance did you like?

Nothing that stands out - she simply did justice to the story and was easy to listen to. Often I listen while in high noise environs, and this performance made the cut.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

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Any additional comments?

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wish i could give more stars

i love these books! listened 3 times so far. Susanna is a born storyteller!!! I can't wait for the new book!!!

Best audio book I've heard--and I've heard a lot!

Where does Scent of the Missing rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a wonderful book full of stories about dogs and their humans, people and their lost loved ones, details about what goes into the hard work of training Search and Rescue dogs.

Susannah is a terrific writer, and a great reader, and every so often you can hear the Texas in her voice, which I liked.

Beautiful story

BeAutiful book. This is a great book for all to have. What research and rescue teams with dogs go through. The author and reader were great. Can't wait to see more. I felt like I was a part of everything going on.

Loved this book!

Excellent in every way there is! Interesting information about search dogs. I recommend the book to everyone!