"The Highly effective detective: After the death of his ailing mother, Teddy quits his job as a night watchman to fulfill his childhood dream of being a detective. With little planning and even less foresight, he hangs up his shingle and hires his favorite waitress from the local diner to be his Girl Friday. His first case? Bringing to justice the thoughtless driver who mows down a gaggle of baby geese. Not the most exciting assignment- until Teddy's 'wild-goose chase' quickly evolves into an investigation of a vicious murder. The ... detective goes to the dogs: Teddy thinks his investigating days are over when the state of Tennessee shuts him down for practicing detection without a license. Then he discovers the body of a man outside his office, a man he had befriended just the day before. Though Teddy suspects foul play, the police think he's barking up the wrong tree. Next thing he knows he's getting a visit from two unexpected- and potentially dangerous- characters from the pound. Teddy has a weakness for the underdog, but this puppy could get him killed"--Jacket flaps