"In the eighth book in this bestselling, beloved mystery series, Bernie and Chet (the canine companion to private investigator Bernie Little) return home from a long road trip to find themselves in an unusually prickly situation. First, Bernie's wall safe--normally hidden behind the waterfall picture in the office--is gone, and with it Bernie's grandfather's watch, their most valuable possession. And next door, old Mr. Parsons is under investigation for being in possession of a saguaro cactus illegally transplanted from the desert. Bernie and Chet go deep into the wild to investigate. Is it possible that a lovely old couple like the Parsons have a secret in their past? Chet and Bernie discover bad things going on in the desert, far worse than cactus smuggling, and all connected to a strange but innocent-seeming desert music festival called Cactus Man." --