From the Publisher
Praise for 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas
“The courtroom scenes shine.” –Kirkus Reviews
Praise for David Rosenfelt and The Andy Carpenter Mysteries
“The climactic revelation, as in all of Andy’s best cases, is both head-shakingly incredible and deeply satisfying.” —Kirkus Reviews on Santa’s Little Yelpers
“Rosenfelt provides everything you need to enjoy this snowy mystery.” —Bookreporter.com on Best in Snow
"Silent Bite is highly recommended and is proof that each new instalment in the Andy Carpenter Mystery series is a winner." — Portland Book Review
“This book was a romping good time, perfect for taking a break through the stressful holidays.” — Dogster Magazine on Dachshund Through the Snow
“All the elements dedicated readers will be expecting, wrapped up in a festive Yuletide setting.” — Library Journal (starred review) on Deck the Hounds
“Heartwarming.” — Associated Press on The Twelve Dogs of Christmas
Kirkus Reviews
2023-08-12
Smart-aleck Paterson, New Jersey, attorney Andy Carpenter celebrates the holidays by taking on the defense of a man with a criminal past who’s facing even more serious charges backed up by a mountain of evidence.
Robert Klaster has failed twice in his attempts to foster dogs from Andy’s Tara Foundation, but that’s far from his greatest offense against society. As the getaway driver in a robbery that left two people shockingly dead, he turned state’s evidence against triggermen Johnny Luko and Donnie Briggs, from Tony Giordano’s Cobra gang, and was given a new identity as Derek Moore and placed in New Jersey’s witness protection program. His newfound sense of security crashes when he’s arrested for the murder of Roland Banks, an ex-con from Camden, after a conveniently anonymous tip advised the cops to search his home, where they found the gun that shot Banks, and his car trunk, where they found Banks’ blood. Andy’s not eager to take the case in the face of all this evidence, but then Andy’s never eager to take any case. Things get more complicated after a highly revealing conversation that Andy and private eye Corey Douglas—the partner of Andy’s wife, Laurie Collins, on the K Team—have with Alex Castro, the night manager at the motel where Banks stayed, leads to Castro’s strangling. Andy is certain that the two murders are connected, but can he persuade a jury—assuming that prosecutor Stan Godfrey will even let him introduce the evidence connecting them?
As usual, the courtroom scenes shine, though the biggest mystery is who’s going to follow the title and get bitten.
