New York: Putnam, (2013) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Eight months ago, a shocking nighttime assault by unidentified men killed LAPD Scott James' partner Stephanie, nearly killed him, and left him enraged, ashamed, and ready to explode. He is unfit for duty--until he meets his new partner. Maggie is not doing so well, either. A German shepherd who survived three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan sniffing explosives before losing her handler to an IED, her PTSD is as bad as Scott's. They are each other's last chance." Author's note. 312 pp. ISBN: 978-0399161483.