[Three Oaks 07] • Mad Dogs and Scotsmen

While in quarantine at Three Oaks Kennels, Jove, a charming male black Labrador, has earned a special place in John Cunningham's heart. So when Jove's owner comes to take his dog to America, John can't help feeling a little sad. After leaving the office, they find to their horror that John's car has vanished, along with Jove, his owner's briefcase, and John's shotgun.... John's car has seen better days, so whoever stole it must have been after its contents. But who would want to kidnap Jove? And what was in the briefcase that made its owner so jumpy? In trouble with the authorities for losing both a dog in quarantine and a shotgun, Cunningham finds himself embroiled in the police inquiries - inquiries that quickly become a murder case when a woman's battered body is found near a burnt-out car.