Murder Before Dawn
-- EXCERPT: Feeling much better about where she stood with Thorn as far as Thompson’s murder went, Jessica had the cop take her and Thorn back to her place to get her SUV. Upon hearing her enter the yard, Tracer, her beloved basset hound, came barreling out the dog door that had been incorporated into the back door. Sudie followed close behind him, laughing. “He said you were back here, but I didn’t believe him. He always knows where his mama is.” “Detective Thorn Wilder, this is my friend and housekeeper, Sudie. Sudie, meet Thorn.” “Are you the one investigating what happened up at DeeDee’s place?” “I am.” “And you think Jessica had something to do with it? I wish Tracer was trained to attack; I’d have him bite you,” said Sudie. “Not to worry,” said Jessica to Thorn. “The most Tracer would do is beat you to death with his tail or knock you down and drown you in drooly kisses. Other than that, he is completely harmless.” “But that boy can track anything. If you need something followed, you get Jessica to lend you Tracer. He found a lost little girl last year. Everybody was so worried for her. By the time they caught up to him, he was bouncing and barking with her, and she was giggling away.” “You trained your dog to track?” he said, kneeling down to offer his hand to Tracer to let him sniff it before giving him a tummy rub when the dog flipped over onto his back. “It’s not hard with a basset. Their noses are the best in the business. They’re especially good at finding kids because they’re so non-threatening.” Thorn stood up. “Are you saying that if we found some kind of scent item, we could use him to track something?” “Not only that, you don’t have to have a scent item per se. If we let him sniff around that footprint, he’d probably be able to track where it went.” “Good to know.”
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