Ticking

By Jim Couper

Returning a lost dog to reclusive owner should not be a life-altering event. Except a working couple get a reward way out of proportion to the worth of any canine. They sign an agreement not to talk about reward, dog or owner and claim their windfall.Curious, they quietly investigate the strange dog owner and bad things happen. Fear and greed compete, but ultimately they leave a message that they want to return the reward. No answer comes. A mysterious man from Hong Kong enters their life and they don't understand what he wants. Clues to the whereabouts of a missing professor, co-owner of the dog, fall into place and then a house burns down.A lawyer gives advice about the reward then is attacked. A woman with a connection to the dog tries seduction. A girlfriend wins a trip for one to Hong Kong and then a boyfriend dies.They working pair understand nothing and don't know what to do. Undeclared income and failure to report the discovery of human bones prevents them from going to the police. Book two of The White Rock Series

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B086PRLV98
• ISBN13: 9798633076622
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"