A hot dog and a hot head are on the loose in Sweet Pepper, Tennessee, and it's up to Fire Chief Stella Griffin to collar them both...
The Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade's newly adopted Dalmatian puppy, Hero, is missing. Stella believes he just wandered away from her cabin and got lost. But despite posters and searches by the fire brigade and spotty sightings by locals, there are no leads, and the furry fire fighter has yet to return.

Stella is already worried with a series of progressively dangerous arson fires plaguing Sweet Pepper. And oddly enough, Hero's appearances are coinciding with the fires. Now with the help of the ghost of Sweet Pepper's former fire chief, Stella will have to dig up some clues if she hopes to find the pup before he's lost for good—and find the arsonist before someone loses a life.

Includes a preview of the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mystery, Playing with Fire