Publisher's Synopsis
Authur Cartright went to Perry Mason's detective office to complain about the neighbor's dog always howling long times in the middle of the night. The detective went to meet Mr. Clinton Foley, the dog's owner, and the detective learned to his surprise that the dog at home had not howled at all. At the same time, Auhr Cartright made a will leaving everything to his neighbor's wife. While she was the beneficiary of the will, Mrs. Foley was missing. The house only had a poisoned dog and a dead body left in the house. The case continues with a series of thrilling and scary details