Two of a Kind - The Beginning in Bloomington, MN

It would take a pint-sized miracle to save this Christmas holiday. A 1920s prequel novella.
December, New York City, 1923
Officer Jax Diamond doesn't always play by the rules, and he's in the hot seat again with the captain of his precinct. So, when a brazen little puppy alerts him of a crime, Jax is ordered to stand down or get canned. On the city streets, broke and alone, Jax beats himself up for not following his own instincts and saving a boy's life. Even the little tramp who keeps trailing him everywhere can't lift his spirits. But crime never stops in New York City and a string of deadly Christmas capers spirals out of control. The city's only hope is Jax and his new pint-sized partner who team up to save the Christmas holidays during the Roaring Twenties.