The Plague Dogs A Novel Author:Richard Adams "Thousands and thousands of people will love this book!" — THE BOSTON GLOBE — A lyrical, engrossing tale, by the author of WATERSHIP DOWN, Richard Adams creates a lyrical and engrossing tale, a remarkable journey into the hearts and minds of two canine heroes, Snitter and Rowf, fugitives from the horrors of an animal research center who escape int... more »o the isolation--and terror--of the wilderness.