First in a series of light novels about a dog detective Canine private eye Trigger wishes someone would throw him a bone. Without a case to solve, the quick-witted Chihuahua is stuck digging for scraps in a city run by criminal cats. So he thinks his luck has changed when a classy dame hires him to find her priceless stolen collar. With his client insisting that an infamous master thief must have taken the jewel-studded accessory, Trigger sniffs around for clues. But what he digs up is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take down the city's wicked feline kingpin. Can Trigger restore law and order, or is he barking up the wrong tree?