Ok so all of the dogs in this small town are infected by rabies-like disease which causes normally friendly and mild mannered dogs to flip out and attack-their owners, other dogs, etc. Unfortunately most of those attacked are children-which is heartbreaking.
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I really liked this book. It was a fun, fast read. The plot was intriguing, the basic idea original. It kept me entertained in two waiting rooms and during one sucky afternoon.

I'm not a fan of the gut wrenching thrillers where the hero goes through almost pointless torture from multiple directions. I like a thriller where there is a puzzle to solve and many obstacles to overcome along the way. I like to ask myself, "How is she going to get out of this?" not "Is she going to get out of this?" I like to have confidence in my main character. This book was like that. ( )

Nancy Kress writes tense novels about the wide-ranging societal consequences of a small technological or biological development. In this short (>300pgs), contemporary thriller, a sudden outbreak infects dogs and drives them into a vicious frenzy. The small American town of Taylor is ground zero, and the novel follows several very different characters living there, including a young boy who hides his dog, a redneck who joins the anti-animal-control underground, and a young nurse. The two main characters are Jess, an animal control officer, and Tessa, an FBI agent who left the agency after her Arabic husband's death.

This felt a bit like two novels. One half was about the outbreak: how do people react when animals they trust jump for their throats? Several of the small-town folk seem more like caricatures than human; the two anti-animal-control militia members are stupid and narrow-minded in ways I have trouble accepting. The other half was written better, but less interesting: just a basic spy thriller. All in all, an enjoyable, exciting book--I read it in a single sitting. ( )

Great story. Lots of action and great characters. ( )

Normally well-behaved dogs are suddenly turning vicious. Now the town is under quarantine, and under siege, as the desperate search for a cure--and the cause--is underway. Some people want to kill all the dogs, even the uninfected, others to save them, still others just want the truth. ( )