The Dog Thief

Misfit. Outcast. Fake animal psychic.

Maddie Whitney, aka Mad Girl, is a dog rehabilitator with a broken heart whose significant behavioral issues make her an outcast in the rural Northern California town of Coyote Run. When Maddie discovers a murdered woman in a field, she impulsively claims that she's an animal psychic to gin up business. Her lie pushes her out of her comfort zone, and she's forced to start a search and rescue program with her ex-girlfriend's twin brother, Oliver, a hostile sheriff, or risk losing her beloved military war dog. As she teaches Oliver to be a dog handler, their relationship evolves from animosity to respect and more.

Meanwhile, Maddie's younger sister, Kenzie, who has always cared for Maddie, yearns for a life of her own, and the unknown murderer believes the the animal psychic will discover his identity.

Difficult and complicated Maddie makes new friends, faces life-threatening dangers, and tests her ability to function without the protective walls she's built around her.