Books in the Max Boucher series

Max Boucher, a former Seattle detective turned P.I. has just been handed a puzzling case. Dozens of dogs are disappearing all over the city, and no one knows why. The stretched Seattle police department can't dedicate the resources needed, and Max may be the pet owner's only hope. For the missing dogs, time is running out. Max has demons of his own though. His wife is missing, presumed dead, and her case occupies his every waking moment when he is not on another case. He's balancing a mortgage, an office rental, and his own very real grief. Will he find the dog's in time. WIll he learn more of his missing wife and where she might have gone? You won't be able to stop reading until the very last word.