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1 author picked Oh Heavenly Dog as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I loved this book because I had it as a child, and it was never read at the time. 

I only just saw the film version and wanted to read the book. I had no trouble finding it, and got down to read it. 

It is about a detective who, upon hearing about a murder, gets called out to investigate. He becomes the next victim and dies. He goes to heaven and, in order to solve his own murder, he returns to Earth as a dog.  

It is refreshing to go back and read stuff one vaguely remembers, but the…

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