Rachel Tillison had her whole life mapped out; a new degree in computer science and a boyfriend she was going places with. Then she found herself dumped and unemployed. When her Uncle Jim asked her to come home to Brownville to be the animal control officer, she accepted the job.temporarily. She quickly found herself knee deep in mystery, emus, missing dogs, a giant white mystery animal and Buster the Devil goat. As a hurricane bears down on Brownville, she races to solve the case and find her friend Sandy.