Iraq War veteran Kelton Jager and his ex-military working dog Azrael have evaded Virginia law enforcement and slipped across the state line into North Carolina where they’ve been passing the winter in seaside Pony Beach, laying low, and doing odd jobs for an aging widow. A spate of gruesome murders and a teen girl’s abduction then coaxes Kelton to his civic duty of assisting the small sheriff’s department with desperately needed K-9 support. However, the longer and closer Kelton and Azrael work with the lawmen, the more Sheriff Boxer and his posse ask uncomfortable questions of ...

Another witness had come forward, saying they were sure they had seen someone of Tom’s description near one of the old mine pit lakes. It was going on two years now since his disappearance, but of course, anything was possible. After all, while the clues had gone cold and witness memories faded, there was one thing that doesn’t die away, the scent of death. And that is where the dogs come in.

Iraq War veterans Kelton Jager and Azrael attempt to integrate back into American society pursuing a job at a new federal facility on a tip from a local veterinarian. Nestled in the mountains of Virginia’s Blue Ridge, Bearton seems a nice enough town to make a new start. There are modern conveniences, fresh air, and kind people. Best of all, numerous ex-Military Working Dogs are being shipped in at the local airport, indicating his skills as a dog handler might be in demand. Although Kelton’s application fails to bring him an employment opportunity, his observations raise questions. The...

The deputy sheriff who was pushing drugs and trafficking women. An Animal Control Officer, kidnapping a teen girl salaciously desired by corrupt city officials. A research scientist planning to spray football fans with nerve gas to promote his research. Iraq War veteran Kelton Jager killed them all, with 10mm bullets from his Glock Model 40, on his long dog walk across Virginia. No regrets or remorse; just put the glowing green triangle of the reflex sight on their bodies and pull the trigger. Righteousness, Good triumphing over Evil. However, to Special Agent Edward Miles of the Virginia ...

An ex-Army ranger trained in patrol and sentry search and rescue, a high school principal who catches his eye, and an earthquake that shakes up Dallas. Sergeant Dylan Burke and his K9 partner, Scout, conducted dangerous war-zone search and rescue missions all over the world. Three years later, he’s settled into a simpler life, teaching students at the DCSR academy and responding to routine SAR calls. He doesn’t think he needs anything else, but when his boss tells him he’s going to a career day at a local high school and meets the leggy, brunette principal, he realizes he might be ...