Magic: The Story of a Lost Dog and a Wounded Marine.

Dog Mysteries seriesNext:Magic's Charm(2012) →

Two decades of genetic research and experimentation, subsidized by the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, produces an amazing animal of the sub species Canis Lupus Familiaris. It appears to be a large golden retriever; however, it has one salient attribute that separates it from the rest of the canine world, it possesses the intelligence of an adult human being. After escaping from a genetic research laboratory in Iran, Magic wanders into Iraq, where he befriends Lt. Ryan Quinn. He saves Ryan's life after he is captured by insurgents. In return, Ryan ships Magic back to his Florida home. Ryan has no idea that his big lovable mutt is the result of many generations of genetic tinkering by the Iranian Ministry of Health. Magic can communicate using a computer, but is reluctant to tell anyone about his powers for fear of becoming a lab rat again.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 292 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

Liked Magic: The Story of a Lost Dog and a Wounded Marine.? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked Magic: The Story of a Lost Dog and a Wounded Marine.. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. Miles Walker, You're Dead Shares fiction
  2. Skidboot 'The Smartest Dog in the World'
  3. Intimate Strangers Shares fiction
  4. Throw the Damn Ball: Classic Poetry by Dogs Shares fiction

“People who read Magic: The Story of a Lost Dog and a Wounded Marine. tend to reach for these next.”

  1. I, Jack
  2. The Story of Rose: A Man and his Dog
  3. Home is Where the Bark Is
  4. Do Dogs Dream? : Nearly Everything Your Dog Wants You to Know

“If you want more of the same, start with these.”

  1. No time for the truth
  2. From Baghdad to America: Life Lessons from a Dog Named Lava
  3. Bowl of Cherries
  4. Welcome Home Mama and Boris: How a Sister's Love Saved a Fallen Soldier's Beloved Dogs

“Readers describe these the same way.”

  1. Blacker Than a Thousand Midnights
  2. Peru
  3. Sweet Eyes
  4. Walking Through Shadows: A Novel

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Chasing Victory
  2. The Ptarmigan's Dilemma: An Exploration into How Life Organizes and Supports Itself
  3. Sacred Cows and Golden Geese: The Human Cost of Experiments on Animals
  4. Danger in Ancient Rome