Nose Knows (Search and Rescue Cozy Mysteries #4)

Sometimes trusting your instincts…
Can be murder.

Evelyn Foster is finally confident that Atlas is ready to pass the rigorous tests to become a fully certified cadaver dog. After a flurry of last-minute training to get her furry buddy as ready as he can possibly be, Eve meets with experienced volunteers from Michigan Mutts Search and Aid to put Atlas through the first in a series of tests.

Excited to get him started, Eve is entirely baffled when Atlas completely ignores repeated commands to search and keeps circling back around to one of the volunteers, a man from Marquette. It seems as though Atlas is more interested in the treats that he can smell in the man’s pocket than in doing his job.

Disappointed and frustrated, Eve is on the verge of giving up and going home but decides to trust Atlas’ instincts. She asks the volunteer from Marquette if they can search him and his vehicle. The volunteer agrees and Atlas gives a hard alert when he’s taken to the volunteer’s trunk.

Atlas passes his test with flying colors when the trunk is opened, and a body is discovered.

The volunteer claims that he is innocent, and he is eventually allowed to leave, but Eve suspects that he knows more than he’s letting on.

Can she team up with her canine buddies and crack the case?