Book summary

John Cunningham falls in love with Jove, a black lab who turns up at the Three Oaks Kennel he runs. John's bittersweet feelings at returning Jove are exacerbated when someone steals his car--complete with dog--before John can return him to Noel Cochrane, his rightful owner. And why do a shotgun and a mysterious briefcase disappear from Cochrane's car at the same time?

Media reviews

"With even more than his accustomed dexterity, Hammond uses a deceptively small crime as his entree to a satisfyingly complex conspiracy. One of the happiest of Hammond's Highland flings."