POVs: Travis, Nora, Vince, Lem. Additionally, a couple of chapters are told in the POV of unfortunate tertiary characters that serve the plot.

The dog is everything. His name is Einstein, and he certainly lives up to that eponym. He's not the only genetically enhanced creature in this book, either. The Other was also experimented upon, but unlike the handsome golden retriever, it is hideously constructed and filled with murderous rage.

Standing between these two intelligent beings are Travis and Nora. Determined to protect Einstein not only from the Other but also from the government and all other parties that see him as a tool instead of a being with rights, they vow to keep him safe.