A New York Times Bestselling Author A Chet and Bernie Mystery Chet the dog and P.I. Bernie encounter heartache and much worse in the world of country music. When Lotty Pilgrim, an old country singer, turns up at a local bar, Bernie''s surprised to see someone who was once so big performing in such a dive, and drops a C-note his detective agency can''t afford into the tip jar. The C-note is stolen right from under their noses and before the night is over, it''s stolen again. Soon they''re working the most puzzling case of their career, one that takes them back in time in search of old border-town secrets, and into present-day danger where powerful people want those secrets to stay hidden.