Mathys Stikman, a retired Army Ranger, former cop, and now a private eye in Portland, Maine, takes on the case of a missing dog. It wasn't his first choice, but the bills are piling up. The client, a wealthy old widower, will pay anything to get her kidnapped French Bulldog back. Easy money, or so he thought, but dead bodies pile up as he searches for the dog, and soon his case becomes intertwined with a police investigation involving murdered and mutilated girls. Length: 464 pages.

Scott Jordan recently retired after a long career as a teacher in Maine and Florida. He is writing, traveling with his wife Donna, and enjoying family time to stay busy. Please leave a review if you enjoyed the book.