Get ready to run . . . an edge-of-your-seat thriller with bite from international bestselling author Linwood Barclay, in his first novel for 9-12 year olds.

Must find the boy...
Must keep him safe...
They're coming...
It's time to run.

Chipper is fleeing a sinister organisation determined to bury the truth about what he really is.

Miles away, twelve-year-old orphan Jeff is working at his aunt's lakeside cabin business and missing the life he used to have.

When Chipper and Jeff's paths collide, they find themselves involved in the most dangerous game of chase imaginable.

Can Chipper keep them both alive? After all, he's only a dog...

Get ready to run . . . an edge-of-your-seat thriller with bite from international bestselling author Linwood Barclay, in his first novel for 9-12 year olds.

Chipper is a very special dog. As part of a top-secret, multi-million dollar experiment to create the ultimate canine spy technology, Chipper's whole life has been spent within the walls of a secret organization known only as The Institute. Chipper is supposed to be more machine than mutt, but something's wrong and The Institute knows it. He's about to be terminated.

Across the state, twelve-year-old orphan Jeff Conway is working all hours at his aunt Flo's lakeside cabin business. He misses his parents, his old life, and the dog he had to leave behind.

When Chipper escapes and his and Jeff's paths collide, dog and boy find themselves tangled up in the most dangerous game of chase imaginable...

Winner of the Arthur Ellis award for Best Kid's Crime Novel

Danger, secrets and thrilling suspense in Linwood Barclay's action-packed first novel for children.