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The Boy in the Wall

by Jeffrey B. Burton

A Chicago K-9 thriller built around a family under threat

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A Chicago K-9 thriller built around a family under threat

Chicago provides the setting for a mystery that begins when Cory Pratt’s cadaver dogs discover the body of missing teenager Patrick Shortridge inside an elementary-school cafeteria wall. The Shortridge family has already faced an earlier loss, and a failed attempt to kidnap seven-year-old Charlotte shifts the case toward the possibility that someone is targeting the family. Cory and his detective sister Crystal investigate the attacks and the question of who is behind them. The dogs’ role in the discovery gives the crime story a clear K-9 dimension, while the danger surrounding the Shortridges anchors the suspense in a family’s unfolding crisis.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers of crime thrillers involving working dogs and police investigations.
  • For readers interested in mysteries centered on threats to a family, with a Chicago setting.
  • For readers seeking a suspense series entry featuring a K-9 team.

Themes

Family loss and dangerCriminal investigationK-9 workThreats against children

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Book overview

The discovery of a missing boy's body uncovers cruel schemes in this twisty, fast-paced K-9 thriller series set in the Windy City of Chicago.

What if the past won't let you go?

It was supposed to be a fun dog demo day for the students at Henry Horner Elementary School in Chicago--but when Cory Pratt's cadaver dogs sniff out the body of a missing teenage boy wedged into the wall of the cafeteria, his family's life is shattered.

It seems like tragedy follows the Shortridges. With the eldest son having taken his life a few years earlier, Patrick being found mutilated and murdered devastates the whole clan further. Now everyone is fearing for seven-year-old sister Charlotte.

When a kidnapping attempt on the young girl fails, Cory and his detective sister Crystal are sure someone is targeting the Shortridges. But who is behind these savage attacks and why would someone want to kill off such a seemingly unassuming family?

"A mighty impressive thriller" (Booklist on The Dead Years), perfect for fans of action-packed K-9 mystery series, such as Margaret Mizushima's Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries, Paula Munier's Mercy Carr Mysteries and Susan Furlong's Bone Gap Travellers Mysteries.

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