Sally thought it was amazing when she realized she could communicate with her pets! Then she discovered just how much they had to say...and she had thought living with two brothers was loud! But when Sally finds a strange message in a library book, she turns to her dog, and two cats for help. Is the message a bad joke, or is someone really in danger? Together, they track down (smelly) clues and follow the leads, determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. Breaking a few rules along the way, they uncover a shocking secret...but who is going to believe a nine-year old girl who talks to her dog? Sally and her pets might just have to take matters into their own hands...and paws