The entire neighborhood hates Wicked the dog. Wicked, the aptly named baggage that arrived with Ike's daughter and granddaughter after they escaped his bastard son-in-law. Wicked barks all the time—until the day he gets kidnapped, and the entire neighborhood spirals out of control. "Kristine Kathryn Rusch's crime stories are exceptional, both in plot and in style." —Ed Gorman, Mystery Scene Magazine