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

(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.