Dale Kinsall, DVM, and his young Beagle Sully are brand new to the high desert of the American Southwest. Determined to start anew after a catastrophic clinic fire that damaged his lungs, Dale arrives to a practice populated by an eccentric staff, even odder clients — and a community all abuzz about a recent murder.

The wagging tongues grow even louder when Dale himself stumbles across a second victim on his very first day at the clinic—a man drowned in his own drought-wracked backyard—and that's just the beginning. Scandal and chaos seem to trot along at Dale's heels, and his new boss is less than pleased.

Mysterious notes, escalating "accidents," and rumors flying — before long, Dale, Sully, and the clinic are all at risk, with sly threats closing in around them. But how can Dale protect everyone and everything he cares about when he's the only one who sees what's happening?

There's only one thing for certain: just like Sully, Dale has a Nose for Trouble!