The Collar by Evelyn Allen Harper

What is hidden in the collar? A computer chip? A cure for cancer? A cry for help? Whatever it is, one man is willing to kill to find the collar and the message hidden inside.

Susan Cook is pining over her lost lover. While everyone else believes Ryan to be dead, Susan still hopes for his return. When Susan arrives to show her new listing to a potential client, she finds a little dog locked inside. Thinking that the previous tenants abandoned it, Susan takes the dog home, gives him a much needed bath, and names him Strabismus.

But the odd little dog isn't the only Susan takes home with her. Hidden inside the ornate collar Strabismus was wearing is a secret worth killing for. When the collar is lost, the intended recipient is ruthless in his attempts to find it and the message inside.