Hank the Cowdog, Head of Ranch Security, pursues an elusive chicken murderer.

A huge Rottweiler the size of King Kong (according to Hank) threatens the security of Hank the Cowdog's ranch.

Previously published: Houston, Tex. : Maverick Books, 1998. Hank accidentally swallows a fishhook. 5.2 3-6

Hank the Cowdog is determined to find out who's behind the series of garbage barrel raids for which he is being held responsible.

Hank the Cowdog and Deputy Drover investigate a monster that appears just as they are about to arrest Eddy the Rac for ripping one of Sally May's sheets while it hangs on the clothesline.

Hank goes in search of Plato, a wayward bird dog, and finds himself face to face with an angry feral hog and her litter.

With a severe drought causing problems on the ranch and Pete the Barncat hatching plots to ruin Loper's birthday, the last thing Hank the Cowdog and the rest of the ranch security team needs is a prairie fire.

Slim must complete Uncle Johnny's "little job"--which has become more complicated than Slim signed up for--and race home in time to patch things up with Miss Viola, or their engagement may be over.

Little Alfred, who hopes to become a professional explorer, skips his nap and hitches Hank to his wagon and the two travel west until a sudden storm and a flooded creek strand them far from home, and Hank must rely on his instincts and wits to keep them safe.

Slim Chance buys his own herd of cattle and takes them to pasture on Viola's father's ranch, but a raging wildfire puts the ranch and Slim's new herd in serious danger.