The Dog Who Knew Too Much

Was there ever a detective quite like Spencer Quinn's Chet, the canine half of his popular Chet & Bernie series?  Always the professional, alert and on the job until that scrap of sausage on the floor, or the scent of a pesky squirrel pulls him temporarily away.  But his human partner Bernie fills in the gaps, even if Chet doesn't always get the point of his comments.  But that's okay with Chet, because Bernie's the best, paws down.

The Dog Who Knew Too Much (#502) is the fourth outing in this wonderfully entertaining mystery series.  There isn't much money flowing into the Little Company's till, and there are bills to pay when Bernie reluctantly accepts a job to accompany a divorced client to a Parents' Day event at her son's wilderness camp as a "friend".  Her ex-husband has chosen this camp for their son, hoping it will toughen him up.  Anya Vereen isn't so sure.  When Devin fails to return from an overnight hike with the rest of his tent mates and the camp counselor admits to losing him, Bernie and Chet take the lead in initiating the search party no else seems to think is necessary.  Is there more behind Devin's disappearance than simply wandering off into the woods?  When Chet and Bernie discover a body in an abandoned mine not far from the camp site, it seems certain that the intrepid duo will suffer a similar fate...

Pooch in peril alert!  Chet and Bernie have been in tough spots before, but the coils of this conspiracy could be too tightly wound for them to escape, and the likelihood of finding Devin alive a game of diminishing returns.  I think this is the best Chet & Bernie mystery yet.  And what's with that weird dirty laundry locker room smell that Chet sniffs in the woods?  Finding out what's responsible is not the only surprise Chet has in The Dog Who Knew Too Much.  You'll just have to read it for yourself to find out about several new developments!