"As sheriff's-deputy-turned-pet-sitter Dixie Hemingway and an adorable dachshund named Mame are out for a morning walk, a car speeds by and Dixie waves to the driver. Later, after the dachshund discovers a dead body, Dixie realized that she has waved to a killer. And since the killer mistakenly believes that Dixie can identify him (or her), the chase is on."--back cover.