This Christmas, lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, can’t say no to helping young Danny and his dachshund, Murphy. Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife, Laurie, have started a new Christmas tradition. Their local pet store has a Christmas tree, where instead of ornaments there are wishes from those in need. One poignant wish leads Andy to a child named Danny, whose selfless plea … whose selfless plea strikes a chord. Danny asked Santa for a coat for his mother, a sweater for his dachshund, Murphy, and for the safe return of his missing father.
It turns out Danny’s father doesn’t want to be found, he’s on the run after just being arrested for a murder that took place fourteen years ago – a murder that Danny’s mother swears he didn’t commit.
With his trademark humor and larger-than-life characters – including a police officer and his K-9 partner, Simon – Rosenfelt never fails to deliver as Andy and his eccentric crew dash to reunite a family in time for Christmas.
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David Rosenfelt’s lucky number 20 in the salty Andy Carpenter series, Dachshund Through The Snow practically read itself to me, since I had trouble setting it aside to do important things like cook dinner or get some sleep! Rosenfelt navigates the reader through the twists and turns of a cold case (perfect for a chilling December day). If Andy Carpenter’s fur friends don’t entice you into his world, his perfectly timed sarcasm will. As a brand new Rosenfelt fan, I’m now duty bound to retrace my steps backwards and start from the beginning of this witty series. – Joy Ann Ribar, Author of Deep Lakes Cozy Mystery Series
Andy Carpenter and his wife Laurie have started a new Christmas tradition of answering a wish from a child in need. The child they selected from the wish tree is Danny. Danny’s wish was a coat for his mom, a sweater for his dachshund, and for his father to return home. Turns out Danny’s father doesn’t want to be found as he is on the run from the police. Danny’s father is a suspect in a murder that took place fourteen years earlier. Andy with the help of a local police officer and his K-9 Officer is able to locate Danny’s father but now they have to prove his innocence to keep him at home with his family.
This is my first book even though it is actually book 20 in the series. I had no problem enjoying the book as a stand-alone mystery. The characters are interesting and relatable. There is a large amount of action to keep the plot moving at a nice pace. Also, there is a nice dose of humor to keep the storyline fun and light-hearted. There are enough twists and turns and red herrings along the journey to keep me guessing.
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I really enjoy David Rosenfeldts writing style. Easy to read as well as always
extremely entertaining.
I so do like the Andy Carpenter series by David Rosenfelt. Each is complete and no one has to read all the previous books in the series to enjoy any one of them (although it’s a lot more fun). There is always plenty of Andy’s hilarious trade mark sarcasm and wit; I laughed out loud at times. Some years the book has a Christmas theme, and so this one came along. It was really a good read – if you like legal thrillers, this is one with plenty of authentic court room scenes. It doesn’t just pay lip service to the Christmas season, either. There’s lots to enjoy about how the Carpenters celebrate the season. At it’s core, though, this is, as always, about the dogs. Any has a rescue and always has about 25 dogs for adoption. This particular outing has him saving a Dachshund named Murphy and being saved by a big dog named Simon. I loved it. It also has an interesting twist at the end; the bad guy isn’t who you might have suspected. I am able to guess whodunit in a lot of the mysteries I read, but I didn’t get this one! Pick it up for yourself or for a friend. You won’t be sorry.
“Dachshund Through the Snow” by David Rosenfelt narrator: Grover Gardner
A fun mystery story that I downloaded from my state library. It reminded me of a Grisham mystery that I read years ago.. Also, I enjoyed the narrator’s voice. I listened to the Macmillan unabridged audio version.
“Dachshund Through the Snow” by David Rosenfelt is the latest Andy Carpenter adventure, and an adventure it is. New readers will be immediately pulled into the story through the compelling opening. Regular readers will find the whole familiar gang Andy Carpenter, wife Laurie, son Ricky, and of course dogs Tara and Sebastian, all anticipating the upcoming holiday/football season.
Rosenfelt’s characters are affable, relaxed, likeable, and yet focused and diligent when necessary. The first person narrative by Carpenter is a little self-deprecating, a little sarcastic, very humorous, and always focused on his dogs, other peoples’ dogs, and, actually, just the wellbeing of dogs in general.
This is an absorbing detective story with a challenging client, and complicated adversaries, however, when the chips are down, Carpenter rises to the occasion with excellent intuition, focused investigative skills, and brilliant (in his opinion) legal tactics to save the day for all.
The entire Andy Carpenter series is just entertaining to read, and “Dachshund Through the Snow” is no exception. Rosenfelt includes plenty of Carpenter’s trademark humor and dedication to justice with a dash of violence but without buckets of blood and gore. There is also a fun product placement for Rosenfelt’s other books; “He also has two books on the night table, including a thriller by David Rosenfelt, who I hear is terrific.” I received a review copy of “Dachshund Through the Snow” from David Rosenfelt and St Martin’s Press. It is compelling, suspenseful, and makes me wish that Tara and Sebastian could just save everyone.
Andy Carpenter is a rich lawyer with a beautiful ex-cop wife and a son. He only takes on cases when he wants to—which, thanks to his wife and friends, is a lot more often than he cares for. The case in this story is about a murder that happened fourteen years ago. The victim was a young woman, strangled. Her killer was never found but police think they have their man now as DNA evidence became available. Like most perps, he swears he didn’t do it, but she had his skin under her fingernails. In investigating, Andy runs into a lot more than he bargained for, including an assassin wanted by Interpol.
This was an interesting book—different from most cozy mysteries. Those usually have an amateur sleuth who wants to find the killer. In this one, Andy is a lawyer with lots of experience and a team of investigators to back him up. There were lots of possible bad guys and reasons for the girl’s murder. I will say I was surprised by the end as the villain wasn’t who I expected—which is a good thing. I’m usually much better at figuring that out.
Things I liked: it was unique with the lawyer/cop wife. There were a lot of twists and turns to keep you interested. It’s also different to have a sleuth who doesn’t want to be a sleuth. He wants nothing to do with the case, but goes into it determined to win. I loved Andy’s dogs and his wry humor.
Things I didn’t like: the skipping from first person when we’re with Andy, to third person at times when with other parties. Sometimes I wasn’t sure who I was with except when I was with Andy. Plus, it was a little slow at times.
Recommendation: If you’re looking for something different than the usual amateur sleuth cozy, I’d definitely pick this one up.
I received this book for free from the publisher via Netgalley in return for an honest review.
Another wonderful mystery by David Rosenfelt featuring my favorite lawyer, who doesn’t want to practice law, Andy Carpenter. There are two cases for Andy, the first a K-9 officer who is retiring and wants his K-9 Simon to retire with him due to Simon’s health. Andy loves dogs, so he is “all in” on this one. The second begins as Andy’s wife, Laurie, tries to answer a Christmas wish for a young boy, Danny, who wants his father to come home. Before she can help, a man is charged with a murder that happened fourteen years ago. A love affair gone wrong? There was DNA at the scene, but no match until now…the match is Danny’s father, Noah. As Andy and his team investigate, he is targeted by someone who wants this investigation to end. What is the real reason this woman was murdered so many years ago? If you have not read the Andy Carpenter mysteries or really any book by Mr. Rosenfelt, you should. He writes amazing, complex mysteries and characters, with humor and sarcasm. This book provides a lead in to the new spin-off series he is writing (yeah). I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)
Loved this one! It is the 20th book in this series and still really going strong. Andy is a Lawyer and with the help of his wife laurie and some other special characters they strive to solve an old murder and reunite a family for christmas. When Andy and Laurie pick Danny’s wish from an Angel tree at the local pet shop for christmas they realize that besides the coats that he wished for his mother and dog they can also try to help clear his missing fathers name so the family can be together in time for Christmas. A fun heartwarming story that brings out plenty of emotion. Hope the series will continue some more.!
andy is a retired lawyer, and his wife is a pi , there is murders and attempted killings, it is hard to know the bad guys. there are also lots of dogs. if you like mysteries and dogs you will want to read the book, I was given a copy of the book by netgalley but this is an honest review.
Great Detective Mystery
This is an entertaining book! It is like a modern-day, humorous Perry Mason with dogs. There is drama, dry humor, compassion, mystery, sarcasm. and more. The author even makes a plug for his own writing – his own cameo appearance. The plot is very believable, realistic and would make a great movie. There is an outstanding plot twist at the end that I didn’t expect. I received this ARC book for free from Net Galley and this is my honest review.
law-enforcement, lawyers, family-dynamics, friendship, verbal-humor, snark-fest, assassins, K-9, pets, private-investigators, murder-investigation
***** The first case Andy agrees to is on behalf of a K-9 and his partner. The handler is retiring but Simon theoretically has a year to go and would be retrained for a more physically demanding job that would seriously aggravate the incipient arthritis. Of course Andy grandstands and is as humorously obnoxious as he can be, but Simon gets the Milk Bone prize. In lieu of cash payment, a service contract is negotiated for dog and partner, who plans to go private.
The next case is a high profile murder trial in which the murder went unsolved for fourteen years until recently a DNA match was made. Andy and wife Laurie,also a private investigator, determine that the man is innocent of the crime and should be free for his family. But it’s been fourteen years and new evidence is hard to come by. Except that someone targets Andy, but is murdered along with another assassin. Then an international assassin tries his hand at it but is foiled by the very team of K-9 and partner in the earlier case. There’s lots more and a real Perry Mason ending! A really great and fun read!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from St Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books via NetGalley. Thank you!