Review: In Owen Laukkanen’s latest, a dog unites strangers | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Review: In Owen Laukkanen’s latest, a dog unites strangers | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By Associated Press |New Delhi |Published: May 20, 2019 6:21:58 pm

Review: In Owen Laukkanen’s latest, a dog unites strangers

"Deception Cove" also insightfully explores the recovery of former soldiers, prisoners re-entering society and how one's tough exterior can obscure fragile emotions.

This cover image released by Mulholland Books shows “Deception Cove” by Owen Laukkanen. (Mulholland Books via AP)

It would be easy for Owen Laukkanen’s superb “Deception Cove” to evolve into just a dog story about the power and love of a devoted canine — and, indeed, it does include that. But “Deception Cove” also insightfully explores the recovery of former soldiers, prisoners re-entering society and how one’s tough exterior can obscure fragile emotions. In “Deception Cove,” second chances are granted.