Gene Summy 
Justice 
Driftwood after Dark – Volume 3

This story follows Justice, a German Shepard, that has been enhanced by the scientists at Duralink Laboratories. He becomes the most intelligent animal on Earth. Justice realizes he is looking at life in a cage if he doesn »t escape. So with the help of a psychotic killer named Harry Rivers he escapes the laboratory and then escapes from Harry. Harry becomes angry at Justice and blames him for all his misfortune and for killing more and more people. He chases Justice, and they end up in the forests of Driftwood and Wimberly, Texas. Heston and his team are hired to find Harry Rivers, and they end up finding much more.

There is violence and some gorey details, so readers should be 16+. There are no sexual situations. Language is PG.