A fast-paced mystery that takes place in the 1970's in Blue Elk, N.C. Chief Gilgamesh and his girlfriend Gilda, who owns and operates, Rescue Dawgs and Shelter, get embroiled in a retired police officer's murder and a dog-fighting ring. Will they be able to solve the mysteries that are engulfing the small town of Blue Elk, N.C. while their relationship simmers under the surface? Cynthia Orr.