Who Let the Dog Out? (Andy Carpenter Series #13)

by David Rosenfelt

Overview

A lawyer by day-and then only when he's forced to take on new cases-Andy Carpenter's true passion is the Tara Foundation, the dog rescue organization he runs with his friend Willie Miller. So it's frightening when Willie calls him to say the alarm has gone off at the foundation building, and there's clearly been a break-in. It turns out that a recently rescued dog, nicknamed Cheyenne since her arrival at the foundation, has been stolen. Andy and Willie track the missing dog to a house in downtown Paterson, New Jersey and sure enough, they find the dog...standing right next to a dead body. The man had been gruesomely murdered mere minutes before Andy and Willie arrived. Could it be a coincidence? Or could the dog theft somehow be connected to the killing?

Andy takes Cheyenne safely back to the foundation building, and that should be the end of his involvement, but Andy's curiosity-and his desire to keep the dog from further harm-won't let him stop there. The cops have just arrested a man named Tommy Infante for the murder, but as Andy looks into the circumstances surrounding the break-in and the dog theft, he starts to wonder if Infante might actually be innocent. And when Andy takes Infante on as a client and starts searching in earnest for evidence that will exonerate him, what Andy starts to discover terrifies him. The murder might be just one small cog in a plot with far-reaching implications, and unless Andy can uncover the truth in time, thousands of lives could be in imminent danger.

Once again David Rosenfelt has written a fast-paced and clever mystery with his characteristic blend of humor, larger-than-life characters, and propulsive plotting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250056337
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/21/2016
Series:	Andy Carpenter Series , #13
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	95,908
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

DAVID ROSENFELT is the Edgar and Shamus Award-nominated author of six stand-alones and thirteen previous Andy Carpenter novels, most recently Unleashed. After years living in California, he and his wife recently moved to Maine with the twenty-five golden retrievers that they've rescued. Rosenfelt's hilarious account of this cross-country move, Dogtripping, was published by St. Martin's Press.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Who Let the Dog Out?

“With his sharp wit and skillful courtroom tactics, lawyer Andy Carpenter continues to shine in Who Let the Dog Out?…Readers familiar with Andy Carpenter mysteries will discover that Rosenfelt has a solid formula, and the end result is like eating ice cream on a hot day—satisfying to the very end.”—Associated Press

Praise for Hounded

“Great summer entertainment, a page-turning mystery with a lot of good laughs along the way.”—Portland Press Herald

“Heartwarming…This is an entertaining, feel-good read, populated with Jersey gangsters, ruthless criminals, and likable protagonists. Longtime fans and new readers alike will be charmed by wise-cracking, canine-loving Andy.”—Publishers Weekly

Praise for Unleashed

“Terrific…How does Rosenfelt manage to construct such clever and complex plots, tie them all together, make you love Andy more with every novel, and bombard you with non-stop humor, all at the same time? Only Rosenfelt can pull off that kind of quadruple-play. His is an absolutely unique mystery/comedy talent.”—Examiner.com

“[A] character-driven pleasure…Rosenfelt has had plenty of time to hone his protagonist’s wiseass humor and refine his oddball cast…[An] entertaining caper.”—Booklist

From the Publisher

05/11/2015
At the start of Rosenfelt’s subpar 13th mystery featuring lawyer Andy Carpenter (after 2014’s Hounded), thief Gerry Downey breaks into the Tara Foundation, Andy’s dog rescue operation in Paterson, N.J., and steals Cheyenne, a German shepherd mix. Thanks to a GPS tracker in the dog’s collar, Andy and his partner, Willie Morris, are able to locate Cheyenne in a modest house in downtown Paterson, where they also discover Downey’s nearly decapitated body. Their efforts to track down Cheyenne’s former owner lead to a fugitive suspected of murdering his business partner and to a larger case involving a ruthless assassin and arms dealer, international diamond smuggling, and domestic terrorism. On the home front, Andy wisecracks with Laurie, his bride of five months, and takes an overly invested interest in the baseball ability of their recently adopted eight-year-old son, Ricky. Series fans will hope for a deeper look into Andy’s life with his new family in the next installment. Author tour. Agent: Robin Rue, Writers House. (July)

Publishers Weekly

New Jersey lawyer Andy Carpenter is surprised when a dog is stolen from his rescue foundation—and he’s even more surprised to find himself defending the man accused of murdering the dog thief. Narrator Grover Gardner is once again perfect as the cocky, headstrong lawyer. With a fitting regional accent, he captures Carpenter’s intellect, hilarious and biting sarcasm, and ability to remain cool under pressure. He also captures a softer side during Carpenter’s dealings with his newly adopted son—adapting to normal family life is a whole other adventure for the self-sufficient attorney. As Carpenter and his team research the dog thief murder, the clues begin to reveal a domestic terrorism plot. Gardner’s performance is seamless as he delivers an exhilarating listening experience. M.M.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

OCTOBER 2015 - AudioFile

2015-04-22
After taking a dollar to represent a client for an hour, Paterson attorney Andy Carpenter ends up signing on for the tour: multiple murder, a fortune in suspect diamonds, and international terrorism. The theft of a Shepherd mix named Cheyenne from the rescue shelter Andy runs with his former client Willie Miller might not seem like a big deal, and thanks to Willie's know-how, they track down the missing dog before midnight. But the case gets red-hot when Cheyenne turns up standing guard over the body of her dognapper, Gerry Downey, who's been nearly decapitated. The police, with their customary lack of imagination, arrest Tommy Infante, an associate of Downey's who'd publicly threatened to cut his throat if Downey didn't turn over his share of the proceeds from a recent jewelry robbery. Convinced that Tommy must know something about the dog, Andy bluffs his way into jail, where he earns a dollar and satisfies himself that Tommy doesn't know a thing. But when he's at the point of turning over the case to Deb Kohl, Andy suddenly learns that Cheyenne belonged to Eric Brantley, a brilliant chemist sought by the police for the murder of his business partner, Michael Caruso. Now certain that the dognapping is connected to something bigger, Andy hangs on to the case, and soon enough he's hanging on for dear life as he's dragged through a series of expertly choreographed courtroom scenes in which prosecutor Dylan Campbell keeps insisting that this open-and-shut case has nothing to do with the wild schemes Andy and his investigators have uncovered. As in Andy's other recent adventures (Unleashed, 2013, etc.), the mystery is neatly turned, the detection authentic, the legal back and forth expertly judged, the wisecracks amusing, and the dog-love stuff nicely modulated. Only the international intrigue fails to catch fire—and a good thing, as Andy would say.

Kirkus Reviews