Ironically, the French bull dog who kicks off the action in David Rosenfelt's latest Andy Carpenter mystery Bark of Night (#857) doesn't bark here; he bites. Go figure.
When Andy is called into his vet's office after his beloved golden retriever Tara undergoes a biopsy for a lump, he is expecting the worst possible news. Instead, Dr. Dowling introduces him to Truman, a perfectly healthy French bull dog dropped off at the office to be euthanized. Dr. Dowling doesn't want to kill the dog, but he wonders why the owner didn't drop Truman off at someplace like Andy's rescue shelter, The Tara Foundation. So does Andy, but he is soon embroiled in defending a young man from a murder charge which the police think is a slam dunk. He's more interested in tracking down the man who left Truman with Dr. Dowling under a false name, but when his case begins to intersect with Truman's past history and he grows convinced of Joey Gamble's innocence it's evident that something very bad is behind the chain of events.
As usual, the gang is all here, and there's plenty of snappy dialog and dangerous twists and turns. Another satisfying read from David Rosenfelt. No wonder it's one of my favorite series!
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