In the holiday themed And To All a Good Bite (#1,360) is Andy Carpenter admitting that he might, possibly, potentially enjoy being a lawyer??!! David Rosenfeldt's long-running character always goes on at some length with every case he reluctantly accepts, that he'd much rather being watching sports, or walking with the best canine on the planet, Tara, his golden retriever. What is it about this particular case that appeals to his sense of justice well served?
Out of the blue, Andy receives a call at Thanksgiving, asking him to defend Jeffrey Wheeler, a local hero who dashed into a burning building to rescue his girlfriend after an explosion. He didn't succeed, but he did find an adorable puppy in a crate in the building's lobby and rescued it. Rufus eventually wound up at the Tara Foundation while being rehabbed, and Andy became acquainted with Jeff at the shelter as he waited for Rufus to be well enough to come home with him. Now Jeff is being accused of murdering one of the richest men in New Jersey, Stanley Franklin, and the police have a bagful of evidence to prove it was him.
His wife Laurie guilts Andy into at least meeting Jeff at the jail. Of course Andy winds up taking not only Jeff's case but fostering his dog Rufus as well. As Andy looks into the case, he is convinced Jeff didn't do it, but the only way he can prove it is to identify the real killer and the motive behind the murder. Can he do it before the jury returns a verdict on Jeff?
With his trademark humor, David Rosenfeldt's Andy Carpenter series spends more and more time outside the courtroom to solve ever more intricate puzzles. No wonder these books are so popular!
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