Another Part of the Forest — Dorothy Bodoin

A hot air balloon, lost children in the woods, and a collie litter with a supposed curse on it draw Jennet Ferguson into a deadly confrontation. When the passengers in a crashed hot air balloon disappear, Jennet Ferguson tries to find two missing children who were kidnapped by the mysterious Johnston Holliday. Soon afterward, a young girl begs Jennet to find the runaway collie puppy she won in a raffle; and a novice collie breeder asks Jennet to help extricate her from a serious puppy mix-up