Today I am Reviewing, Deck The Hounds by David Rosenfelt. - This book is part of the Andy Carpenter series. - I had not previously read any of this series. What initially attracted me to the book was the adorable cover and the description of the book.
Plus the fact that it was set at Christmas time (one of my favorite seasons of the year) and featured a Dog in the story. Since I'm more of a "cat" person I thought I would give dogs an equal chance to be enjoyed in a story line.
Description from Net Galley
This Christmas mystery, featuring criminal defense lawyer Andy Carpenter and his faithful golden retriever, Tara, showcases Rosenfelt’s trademark humor and larger-than-life characters.
Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter doesn’t usually stop to help others, but seeing a dog next to a homeless man inspires him to give the pair some money to help. It’s just Andy’s luck that things don’t end there. Soon after Andy’s encounter with them, man and dog are attacked in the middle of the night on the street. The dog defends its new owner, and the erstwhile attacker is bitten but escapes. But the dog is quarantined and the man, Don Carrigan, is heartbroken.
Andy’s wife Laurie can’t resist helping the duo after learning Andy has met them before… it’s the Christmas season after all. In a matter of days Don and his dog Zoey are living above Andy’s garage and become two new additions to the family. It’s not until Andy accidentally gives away his guest’s name during an interview that things go awry; turns out Don is wanted for a murder that happened two years ago. Don not only claims he’s innocent, but that he had no idea that he was wanted for a crime he has no knowledge of in the first place. It’s up to Andy to exonerate his new friend, if he doesn’t get pulled into the quagmire first
My thoughts on the book: I found I was able to follow this story without having previously read any of the other books in this series. The story started out with Andy (the books main character) seeing a homeless man and his dog sitting on the sidewalk in the cold. - He offers the man a gift card to Pet Smart and goes some money then goes on his way. Later on the news Andy, his wife, Laurie and son Ricky see a news story on this same homeless man and his dog. The man has been attacked and the dog bit the attacker who fled the scene.
Eventually they take the homeless man in along with his dog. Then in a series of events the homeless man gets charged with Murder and it's up to Andy to prove him innocent.
Now I must say at times I found the story line a little difficult to follow because there were a lot of twists and turns with various characters coming in and out of the story but in the end they all fit into the plot.
One thing that was enjoyable about the book was the "wit and charm" that the main character, Andy had. The author was very descriptive which is something that I find helps to make a story fun to read. I also liked that Andy's wife was a part of the story as well in that she helped work on the case.
One thing I did not like about the book was that the (dog) in the story really wasn't a featured part of the story. For me personally if an animal is part of the books title I feel they should play a more significant role in the story plot then the dog in this story did.
While I did find the story interesting I would have to say for me personally I did not find this to be a series that I would continue to follow.
I received an e-copy of this book from Net Galley for my honest opinions.
Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter doesn’t usually stop to help others, but seeing a dog next to a homeless man inspires him to give the pair some money to help. It’s just Andy’s luck that things don’t end there. Soon after Andy’s encounter with them, man and dog are attacked in the middle of the night on the street. The dog defends its new owner, and the erstwhile attacker is bitten but escapes. But the dog is quarantined and the man, Don Carrigan, is heartbroken.
Andy’s wife Laurie can’t resist helping the duo after learning Andy has met them before… it’s the Christmas season after all. In a matter of days Don and his dog Zoey are living above Andy’s garage and become two new additions to the family. It’s not until Andy accidentally gives away his guest’s name during an interview that things go awry; turns out Don is wanted for a murder that happened two years ago. Don not only claims he’s innocent, but that he had no idea that he was wanted for a crime he has no knowledge of in the first place. It’s up to Andy to exonerate his new friend, if he doesn’t get pulled into the quagmire first
My thoughts on the book: I found I was able to follow this story without having previously read any of the other books in this series. The story started out with Andy (the books main character) seeing a homeless man and his dog sitting on the sidewalk in the cold. - He offers the man a gift card to Pet Smart and goes some money then goes on his way. Later on the news Andy, his wife, Laurie and son Ricky see a news story on this same homeless man and his dog. The man has been attacked and the dog bit the attacker who fled the scene.
Eventually they take the homeless man in along with his dog. Then in a series of events the homeless man gets charged with Murder and it's up to Andy to prove him innocent.
Now I must say at times I found the story line a little difficult to follow because there were a lot of twists and turns with various characters coming in and out of the story but in the end they all fit into the plot.
One thing that was enjoyable about the book was the "wit and charm" that the main character, Andy had. The author was very descriptive which is something that I find helps to make a story fun to read. I also liked that Andy's wife was a part of the story as well in that she helped work on the case.
One thing I did not like about the book was that the (dog) in the story really wasn't a featured part of the story. For me personally if an animal is part of the books title I feel they should play a more significant role in the story plot then the dog in this story did.
While I did find the story interesting I would have to say for me personally I did not find this to be a series that I would continue to follow.
I received an e-copy of this book from Net Galley for my honest opinions.
Well, it did have potential and the cover really is cute!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a very captivating read. Love the puppy cover too.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting read, thanks for sharing this with us.
ReplyDeleteI think I would have been disappointed by the dog not be a major part of the story line. The title and cover make you think that it would be.
ReplyDeleteThat cover is adorable! The story sounds sweet!
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