A nose for murder

The detective game is going to the dogs!

MEET JACK FIELD: DOG'S BEST FRIEND

Ex-cop Jack Field abandoned New York to run a canine kennel in the rustic Maine woods. But murder and mayhem still seem to hound him wherever he goes...

Jack's a dog trainer and behavioural specialist - not to mention the "main squeeze" of smart and sexy, part-time medical examiner, Jamie Cutter. That's why he's standing in a secluded cabin by a lake on an icy December evening, with Allison DeMarco lying dead on her kitchen floor, and her high-strung Airedale, Ginger, going ape in the corner. You can't teach an old dog - or cop - new tricks, so this homicide has Jack hooked...especially since poor Ginger seems to be the only witness! In a world of misbehaving mutts and pesky purebreds, a killer may be waiting to make Jack, Jamie, and their puppy-pals roll over and play dead.