Author: David Rosenfelt
Series: Andy Carpenter #29
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Format: Kindle and Audiobook ARC
No. of Pages: 304
Narrator: Grover Gardner
Length: 7 hr 13 min
Date of Publication: July 2, 2024
My Rating: 4 Stars
Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter has run the Tara Foundation—the dog rescue organization named after his beloved golden retriever—for years. It's always been his calling, even as Andy's pulled into representing clients in court. His investigator, Marcus Clark, has been at Andy's side for a long time. Even though they've known each other for years, Marcus keeps his personal life a mystery.
So it’s a shock when Marcus arrives at the Tara Foundation with two strangers in tow. Turns out Marcus takes disadvantaged young men under his wing, gets them jobs, a place to live, and a chance at a different life. And they want a dog. Andy’s specialty. One of the young men, Nick Williams, instantly falls in love with one of the dogs, Daisy.
When there’s a mass shooting at Nick’s work, leaving six dead, all signs point to Nick. Marcus, who's never asked Andy for anything, asks Andy for help. Despite Nick's troubled background, Andy trusts his friend and takes the case.
MY THOUGHTS:
Retirement has always proved elusive to Andy Carpenter. Although an attorney, he has not needed to work for a living for years. However, he finds himself as busy as ever. For one thing, his dog rescue the Tara Foundation is going quite well. But, that is not what is keeping Andy busy. Any has his wife Laurie always by his side, Andy also has his investigator, the ever-quiet Marcus is always there for Andy at the right place and right time.
This time around, in the 29th book of the series, it is Marcus who approaches Andy with a case. Let’s stop for a second and talk about Marcus. He is the silent, superhero in these series. I love Andy, no doubt about that, but Marcus is on another level entirely. In this book since it is Marcus who needs Andy’s help, readers get a deeper look at the man himself.
These addictive mysteries are available in multiple formats, including Kindle, audiobook and print. Grover Gardner has done an impressive job at narrating each and every one of these books. In fact, a dear friend recommended this series to me. I was so very happy to get nearly all of them from my library. There is also a spin-off series, his K-9 Team series, which is just as good as this Andy Carpenter series. All of these books are narrated by Gardner and his narration makes these wonderful books even more enjoyable. In fact, although I have book #30, The More the Terrier, as a Kindle ARC, I loved that I was able to listen to it as an audiobook copy for review.
Am I waxing poetic? If so, then it is more than justified. With refreshing characters, the cutest of dogs, excellent plots, ideal writing (and, oh, the snark!) and just the right amount of intrigue, Dog Day Afternoon is a perfect installment in a delightful series. Having only discovered this series less than a year and a half ago, I have inhaled each and every title.
Many thanks to Minotaur Books and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I have gotten to this dubious position with absolutely no planning, and at no stage in my life could I have predicted it. But here I am.
My childhood was relentlessly normal. The middle of three brothers, loving parents, a middle-class home in Paterson, New Jersey. We played sports, studied sporadically. laughed around the dinner table, and generally had a good time. By comparison, “Ozzie and Harriet’s” clan seemed bizarre.
I graduated NYU, then decided to go into the movie business. I was stunningly brilliant at a job interview with my uncle, who was President of United Artists, and was immediately hired. It set me off on a climb up the executive ladder, culminating in my becoming President of Marketing for Tri-Star Pictures. The movie landscape is filled with the movies I buried; for every “Rambo”, “The Natural” and “Rocky”, there are countless disasters.
I did manage to find the time to marry and have two children, both of whom are doing very well, and fortunately neither have inherited my eccentricities.
A number of years ago, I left the movie marketing business, to the sustained applause of hundreds of disgruntled producers and directors. I decided to try my hand at writing. I wrote and sold a bunch of feature films, none of which ever came close to being actually filmed, and then a bunch of TV movies, some of which actually made it to the small screen. It’s safe to say that their impact on the American cultural scene has been minimal.
About fourteen years ago, my wife and I started the Tara Foundation, named in honor of the greatest Golden Retriever the world has ever known. We rescued almost 4,000 dogs, many of them Goldens, and found them loving homes. Our own home quickly became a sanctuary for those dogs that we rescued that were too old or sickly to be wanted by others. They surround me as I write this. It’s total lunacy, but it works, and they are a happy, safe group.
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