The "K" in the title The K Team (#903) stands for K-9 Simon Garfunkle, retired police dog, and important member of the newly-formed group of private investigators in Paterson, New Jersey. If "dog" and "Paterson, New Jersey" used together to describe a book seem to strike a chord, you are correct. The K Team is a spin-off mystery series from David Rosenfelt's popular Andy Carpenter mystery series. All the familiar members of the team are here - Andy himself (in a cameo role), his wife Laurie, another founding member, Marcus, the muscle for the group, Sam Willis, the hacking genius and Corey Douglas, also a retired cop, who brings Simon into the mix.
Even their very first client is familiar to Andy Carpenter fans - Judge Henry "Hatchet" Henderson. He's being blackmailed and has hired the K Team to investigate to avoid going public. Things don't seem to be going particularly well for the newly-fledged PIs, but they're not about to give up even as the body count mounts...
It's a great first outing for this new mystery series and made for an enjoyable read with some new dynamics to liven things up with Corey Douglas taking on the principal role here.
One note about the cover art (Yes, my favorite hobbyhorse!): Simon Garfunkle, as the newest canine cast member, is described as a beautiful German Shepherd. Do my eyes deceive me, or is the cover photo actually of a Malinois, NOT a German Shepherd? Just wondering...
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