About the book, from the publisher:
Death is just the beginning for Charles Stone and the dog he names Rose.Visit Jo Perry's website.
When Charles finds himself in the afterlife with bullets in his chest and a strange dog at his side, he resolves to return to the world of the living to find out who killed him and why. His search takes him to L.A.'s Skid Row and beyond. Charles learns some uncomfortable truths about death and life, and uncovers a cruel crime in progress that me must stop before it is too late.
--Marshal Zeringue