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Brian Barnard

Ben Gibson is living the dream. Married to his high school sweetheart and with two beautiful young children, he’s also achieved his ultimate goal of becoming a member of the elite Victoria Police Dog Squad. For Ben life just couldn’t be better!

But disaster strikes when his canine partner, Duke, is killed in the line of duty. Then, as he slowly recovers from the loss of Duke, disaster strikes again when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a car accident. As Ben struggles to overcome his own feelings of devastation, he is also faced with the reality of being a sole parent to his eight-year-old son Cooper.

He feels he has no choice but to quit the job he loves in order to care for his son, until his boss steps in and presents him with the opportunity to make a fresh start. Still wracked with grief he accepts the challenge to become the first police dog handler to relocate to country Victoria.

He reluctantly leaves his son in the care of his father and mother-in-law while he completes a six-month trial period in the Central Victoria town of Clarkdale. Overcoming the initial doubters amongst the locals that a city-boy can cope in the country, Ben and his police dog Sabre set about showing their worth.

From detecting drug stashes concealed in cars to tracking down violent criminals and apprehending armed and dangerous offenders, Ben and Sabre quickly become an invaluable asset to the local police members and prove that, even with the many technological advances in crime detection, nothing matches the skill and tenacity of a well-trained police dog team.

The Dog Cops

The Dog Cops: Book 1

Sergeant Ben Gibson and his son Cooper are gradually settling into life in the rural city of Clarkdale in Central Victoria having decided to make it their permanent home. As they slowly recover from the devastating death of Ben’s wife and daughter Ben begins to consider the possibility of finding love again.

In Operation Counterstrike Senior Constable Cassandra Morrow and police dog Samson, a feisty two-year-old Rottweiler, are sent to Clarkdale to complete their six-month operational training phase. It's a steep learning curve for Cassie and Samson as they work to develop their operational skills under Ben’s supervision.

Meanwhile, a dangerous criminal gang have moved into the area to expand their national counterfeiting operation. The gang’s clever scheme has been reaping huge financial rewards right under the nose of various government agencies. That is until Ben’s police dog, Sabre creates the first cracks in their ingenious plan thanks to his incredible sense of smell.

The Victoria Police and Australian Federal Police departments launch an operation code named Counterstrike. Their goal is to identify, locate and arrest the counterfeiters and in particular the gang leader, Cliff Samuels, known to be a cold-blooded killer.

Ben and Cassie and their canine partners become central characters in the search for the offenders as the police struggle to identify the “inside men” who are assisting the gang.

Book 2 in the Dog Cops series provides an intriguing insight into the capabilities of the police dogs, the techniques used to crack criminal gangs and how the power of money has the ability to turn anyone to a life of crime.

The Dog Cops Book 2: Operation Counterstrike

The Dog Cops - The book series

The Dog Cops - The book series

The Dog Cops books in order

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