When Ellie Quicke's friend Felicity witnesses a Pitbull savage a young mother in the park, she goes into shock, and calls on Ellie for help. Ellie's enquiries indicate that the dog and its owner are strangers to the neighbourhood, but soon there are other attacks...and after each one, the dog vanishes.Meanwhile Ellie's personal life is heading for meltdown as her difficult but endearing Aunt Drusilla is fading fast, daughter Dian is taking steps too ensure that she inherits the family wealth, and Thomas - upon whom Ellie has come to rely for companionship and support - wants to leave the parish. Driven to distraction, Ellie hardly has time to hunt down a killer dog, and has no idea that she is the next target - until the police question her for a crime she didn't commit!Veronica Heley is married to a probation officer with a musician daughter and is actively involved in her local church and community affairs. She lives in Ealing, West London.