Burning Man

LAPD detective Michael Gideon and his police dog Sirius, a pair chosen for their heroism, are put in charge of the newly formed Special Cases Unit. Their first case is a teenager found crucified in a city park.

Working on it makes Gideon's post-traumatic stress and his injuries from a fire worse, and he and Sirius must trust the unusual insight he has into the crimes he investigates. The first novel in Alan Russell's Gideon and Sirius series, a police thriller.