Chet and Bernie are back in Spencer Quinn's latest A Farewell To Arfs (#1,274). Bernie, the human half of the Bernie Little Detective Agency, is in the middle of discussing flower arrangements for his wedding to Weatherly when he is interrupted by his next-door neighbor behaving oddly. The Parsonses have been going through a bad patch, with Edna in and out of the hospital, but when his son Billy calls from Gila City to ask for his dad's help in making payroll for his non-profit agency, of course Daniel is willing to help with a loan. Unfortunately, the next morning he discovers that every penny in his bank account has vanished. When Bernie learns what happened, he offers to go to the bank with Daniel to help straighten things out. But that's only the beginning of a deadly scam...
Everything's on the table not just for the Parsonses, but for Chet and Bernie, too. Will Weatherly ever forgive Bernie? Will Chet ever be able to put two and two together? He feels he's getting close! And just who is behind the deadly voice scams?
I've missed Chet's unique approach to crime. It's a joy to be inside his head again.
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