“Bound to remind readers of Amores Perros, prefigured here as an equally powerful police procedural.”—Kirkus

Detective Petra Delicado and her maladroit sidekick, Garzon, investigate the murder of a tramp whose only friend is a mongrel dog named "Freaky.” One murder leads to another and Delicado finds herself involved in the sordid, dangerous world of fight dogs. A crime story for dog lovers and lovers of dog mysteries.

Alicia Giménez-Bartlett
Alicia Gimenez-Bartlett was born in Almansa, Spain, in 1951 and has lived in Barcelona since 1975. After the enormous success of her first novels, she decided to leave her work as a teacher of Spanish literature to dedicate herself full-time to writing. In 1997, she was awarded the Feminino Lumen prize for the best female writer in Spain. She subsequently launched her Petra Delicado series, quickly making her into one of Spain’s most popular and loved crime writers.

• Oct 24 2006
  I Love a Mystery: I would never have heard of this superb author if Europa Editions had not issued DOG DAY, a magnificent book.
  
• Sep 5 2006
  The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Is there anything quite as satisfying to the mystery lover as discovering a pair of made-for-each-other police partners in a new book?...Alicia Gimenez-Bartlett, a Spaniard, gives us similar cause for appreciation in 'Dog Day,'
  
• Jun 25 2006
  The Washington Post: "Barcelona police Inspector Petra Delicado and paunchy, fiftysomething Sgt. Fermin Garzon prove to be one of the more engaging sleuth teams to debut in a long time."
  
• Jun 13 2006
  Chicago Tribune: "Alicia Giménez-Bartlett won the Feminino Lumen prize as best female writer in Spain, and "Dog Day," the first book in her ongoing series about Barcelona Police Inspector Petra Delicado and her partner, Sgt. Fermin Garzon, shows why."
  
• May 15 2006
  Kirkus Reviews: "The fatal beating of a loner takes a pair of cops deep into the underside of Barcelona, which seems to be populated entirely by the worst kind of dog people."
  
• Apr 19 2006
  Publishers Weekly: "A sharply honed tale of dog trafficking in Barcelona."