Police officer Kirby Wayland is on his way home late one day when he sees a stray dog along the highway a " a Belgian sheepdog with no collar a " so he brings it home for the night. From that moment on, Kirby experiences a continuing strangeness about this canine. Man and dog quickly develop a bond, though there is always something very unsettling about it. Kirby, against the advice of colleagues and friends, takes a six-month leave from the police force and decides, entirely on intuition, to take a road trip. Where? Why? Kirby says, a oeI dona (TM)t know. I thinka ]I think thata (TM)s up to the dog.a On the road, Kirby and the dog a " who by now has acquired the Ahab a " have a series of rapidly escalating adventures and enter on a hair-raising quest that will ultimately have enormous emotional effect as the truth of the situation brings breathtaking revelations. New York Times #1 bestselling author Dean Koontza (TM) latest novel will be sure to entice and thrill his legions of fans, who already cana (TM)t wait for its release.