The Dead Season

Raine Stockton Dog Mysteries, Book 6

By: Donna Ball

Narrated by: Donna Postel

January is known as the dead season in the small Smoky mountain community of Hanover County, North Carolina. For dog trainer and wilderness expert Raine Stockton, who hasn't had a client in six month, this season has been deader than most. When the New Day Wilderness Program for Troubled Teens offers her a job leading a group of students on a winter camping expedition as part of their rehabilitation program, Raine jumps at the chance - particularly since it means she will be able to take her golden retriever, Cisco, with her. But something is not right at New Day, and Raine and Cisco soon find themselves caught in a web of intrigue, suspicion and sabotage. As the group moves deeper into the wilderness beneath steadily worsening weather, Raine begins to fear she and Cisco may soon find themselves trapped on the mountainside... with a killer.

©2012 Donna Ball (P)2014 Donna Ball

Author is incredible!

I LOVE this author AND the narrator. This book keeps you in the proverbial edge of your seat, and demonstrates powerful lessons - multiple lessons.

I should have reviewed former titles more thoroughly; but, any reader will know this author is solid!

I am fussy about narrators; I've heard this one before - she is superb. Excellent work.

There is no recommendation high enough to give these two.

Phenomenal book

I could not turn it off. Loved it. So far my favorite. Attention griping story.

ABSOLUTELY LOVE!

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THESE BOOKS!
CAN'T WAIT TO READ/HEAR THE NEXT ONE!
THE NARRATION BRINGS IT TO LIFE!

Another excellent audio version in this series!

So much to admire in this series! Character development, suspense, action. This winter wilderness adventures with teens and Cisco and Rain is excellent listening! Great narrator!

Fun and exciting!

Good book keeps u interested until the end. I recommend the series. On to the next one.

On the edge

I couldn't stop listening. So riveting. I can't wait to get her next book and begin the next story!

best one yet

this one kept me up til I finished it. I was riveted to it! it made me swell with love and feel it down through my soul. great story, great narration. loved it!

Couldn’t stop listening

So far all of the Raine Stockton mysteries have been 5 star. I wish I could give more than 5 on this one.

Outstanding

Well written series! A must read series! Enjoyed the narrator greatly! Suspense and action made this a great book!

Good, but brought up politics.

I listened to the whole series including reading the one that's not on audio. I love dog series, especially search and rescue and this one is pretty good, but there are a lot of things that bothered me in it. The main character is a dog trainer, but she is the worst dog trainer ever. It's like all of her dogs are out of control most of the time and she has no clue as to what they need. I'm surprised, but I somehow could get around that and enjoy this series and Raine is a likable person. One of my favorite characters is Sonny the dog psychic because she would tell Raine exactly what the dog needed which Raine should have known, but still it takes her a while to figure it out.

Very disappointing that I was well into the books when they start to get political. The bad guy extremists are called Patriots so I'm assuming the author is a liberal and trying to make conservatives look bad. :( I was hoping that would be contained to just that one story, but was brought up again in later books as an extra punch. It makes me sad that an otherwise pretty good story has to bring up politics. Why even go there and alienate half your audience? I enjoyed the narrator and the story, it's just apparent the author doesn't know much about dog training and then again, the politics.