Holly Winterβs life is going to the dogs, but thatβs just fine with her. A feisty, thirtysomething dog-lover, she is a grand champion at tracking down criminalsβthe two-legged kind. At dog obedience trials, fighting is commonβ especially between owners. But Dogβs Life columnist Holly Winter is shocked when a mere training session ends in murder. Between sit, heel, and the final long down, a retired doctor takes the longest down of allβstrangled with his malamute Rowdyβs leash. And when Holly takes the orphaned dog home, he quickly becomes her cherished new partner in digging up clues to a crime that cuts to the bone with betrayalβand will touch the heart of anyone who has ever loved a dog.