The Celeste Files by Sienna Eggler

Difficult clients, questionable technological advances, and the much despised holiday of love torments our protagonist, Ryn Casler. Detective Winters surprises Ryn with yet another case outside their wheelhouse: a missing dog. The pooch in question is Celeste, beloved Doberman, once ensnared in a custody battle. But the police have better use of their time than searching for the pup, allegedly stolen from a high-rise apartment with no signs of forced entry. A reluctant Ryn accepts, thinking it would be a nice change of pace from their stressful case log—but this dog quickly becomes the bane of their existence. Especially when Celeste’s tracker is found at the bottom of the Cuyahoga River… “Just what the hell have you gotten me into this time, Detective?”

Adult • Diversity Representation/BIPOC/Own Voices • Science Fiction/Cyberpunk and Biopunk • Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense/Detective Fiction • Diversity Representation/Neurodiversity/Own Voices • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+/Own Voices

Content Warning: Ableism, body horror, emotional abuse, and dognapping