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    Lehane: I'll name character after who finds my dog

    Associated Press – Wed, Dec 26, 2012 11:55 AM EST

    BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Author Dennis Lehane is offering an unusual reward for the person who finds his family's beloved missing beagle.

    Lehane says he'll name a character in his next book after whoever finds Tessa, who disappeared from the family's home in Brookline, Mass., this week.

    He says on his Facebook page that Tessa jumped a fence at the home, and even though she has been micro-chipped, she was not wearing her tags.

    Lehane says Tessa is "smart, fast, and immeasurably sweet."

    Lehane wrote "Mystic River," ''Gone Baby Gone," ''Shutter Island" and other books.

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