Santa's Little Yelpers: An Andy Carpenter Mystery
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- Author：David Rosenfelt
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Summary
Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his humorous investigating team return in Santa's Little Yelpers， the next Yuletide mystery in David Rosenfelt’s bestselling series。
Tis the season in Paterson， New Jersey: Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever， Tara， are surrounded by holiday cheer。 It’s even spread to the Tara Foundation。 The dog rescue organization’s newest litter of puppies has been dubbed “Santa’s Little Yelpers”。 Eight puppies are a lot to handle， and Andy is relieved when volunteer Scott Tillman agrees to foster them。
Tillman， a newer volunteer， did time for a crime he swears he didn’t commit。 When Tillman discovers a key witness against him lied on the stand and there's evidence that never made it to his lawyer， he goes to Andy for advice。 After Andy does some digging， he thinks they can have this conviction overturned by Christmas， no problem。
But when the witness is murdered， and the evidence Andy uncovers points to Tillman， things go from bad to worse。 Suddenly， it’s all elves on deck to make a list and check it twice， so they can prove Tillman is innocent。
Tis the season in Paterson， New Jersey: Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever， Tara， are surrounded by holiday cheer。 It’s even spread to the Tara Foundation。 The dog rescue organization’s newest litter of puppies has been dubbed “Santa’s Little Yelpers”。 Eight puppies are a lot to handle， and Andy is relieved when volunteer Scott Tillman agrees to foster them。
Tillman， a newer volunteer， did time for a crime he swears he didn’t commit。 When Tillman discovers a key witness against him lied on the stand and there's evidence that never made it to his lawyer， he goes to Andy for advice。 After Andy does some digging， he thinks they can have this conviction overturned by Christmas， no problem。
But when the witness is murdered， and the evidence Andy uncovers points to Tillman， things go from bad to worse。 Suddenly， it’s all elves on deck to make a list and check it twice， so they can prove Tillman is innocent。
Reviews
June Price
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I came for the dogs but stayed for the humor。 Seriously， how can anyone possibly ignore the cover of this one with those adorable puppies。 Yet， while the dogs of the tale are certainly a huge draw， David Rosenfelt always weaves a story full of not just dogs and humor but deep dives into organized crime， corruption， and how investigations might be done。 Heck， he even makes the legal process understandable。 And， Andy Carpenter never loses his self-deprecating humor and smart-ass approach。 I must a I came for the dogs but stayed for the humor。 Seriously， how can anyone possibly ignore the cover of this one with those adorable puppies。 Yet， while the dogs of the tale are certainly a huge draw， David Rosenfelt always weaves a story full of not just dogs and humor but deep dives into organized crime， corruption， and how investigations might be done。 Heck， he even makes the legal process understandable。 And， Andy Carpenter never loses his self-deprecating humor and smart-ass approach。 I must also admit， I am a biased witness， er， reviewer。 As soon as this book was approved for me to review， I immediately set aside what I was then reading and dived into the world of wannabe-retired lawyer Andy， who does some of his best thinking while out walking his dogs。 Sebastian never fails to draw a grin from me， btw， for his lack of enthusiasm for said walks。 Tara， of course， is the world's best dog。 Just ask Andy。 He may also have the best investigative team ever， too， and Sam， hacker extraordinary， gets out of the office to spend some time checking out a site in person for a change。 True， at that point Andy figures it's a relatively safe bet that Sam won't encounter any problems on this seemingly barely connected town visit。 Oh， but even Andy can be wrong sometimes。 Sam's encounter with some shady characters sets the stage for the rest of the story， one that ultimately involves diamonds and organized crime。 There's something in there about a trip to Disney， too， but Andy assures us he won't be wearing mouse ears。If the above confuses me， don't despair。 I've long since learned to just sit back and enjoy the roller coaster ride that is an Andy Carpenter story。 Even though I could have used a few more doses of Marcus， Laurie， as always， has Andy's back。 There's even a new lawyer to oppose Andy this go-round and he sounds like a promising foe， albeit one we may wind up liking。Bottom line， excellent pacing which moves right along， main characters you'll like， lovely dogs with personality， worthy opponents， and。。。。。oh， almost gave away a key element of the plot。 You'll have to read it to find out what the big hole in the ground is and why people keep winding up dead。 Thanks #NetGalley and #StMartinsPress for letting me spend some time with Andy， Laurie， Ricky， Tara， Corey， and， oh， yes， Marcus， not to mention some adorable Golden Retriever puppies。 Readers will love the ending。 。。。more
Linden
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Chris， a former attorney， has recently been released from prison and is working with The Tara Foundation caring for a litter of golden retriever puppies。 He claims he never committed the crime he served time for， and wants Andy to have his conviction overturned， since the witness whose testimony convicted him recently confessed that he was paid to lie。 Then there is another death， and Chris finds himself accused again。 Could it relate to one of his law cases？ Is organized crime involved？ Andy wi Chris， a former attorney， has recently been released from prison and is working with The Tara Foundation caring for a litter of golden retriever puppies。 He claims he never committed the crime he served time for， and wants Andy to have his conviction overturned， since the witness whose testimony convicted him recently confessed that he was paid to lie。 Then there is another death， and Chris finds himself accused again。 Could it relate to one of his law cases？ Is organized crime involved？ Andy will figure it all out， with the invaluable assistance of Marcus， Laurie， Sam， Cory， Eddie， and Simon。 Great plotting， likable characters， and all sorts of dogs—it’s not surprising that this series is one of my favorites。 Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for the ARC。 。。。more
Beth
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David Rosenfelt writes a satisfying book and this series is always fun for me to read。 Andy Carpenter， lawyer who is never quite retired， is very active in a dog rescue group。 He hires a new volunteer who has a criminal past。 The volunteer locates a witness who can exonerate him but he ends up dead。 Of course he is charged with the murder。Andy gets involved to help the volunteer and it is off and running。The tile refers to a batch of puppies。 Rosenfelt writes characters that you genuinely care a David Rosenfelt writes a satisfying book and this series is always fun for me to read。 Andy Carpenter， lawyer who is never quite retired， is very active in a dog rescue group。 He hires a new volunteer who has a criminal past。 The volunteer locates a witness who can exonerate him but he ends up dead。 Of course he is charged with the murder。Andy gets involved to help the volunteer and it is off and running。The tile refers to a batch of puppies。 Rosenfelt writes characters that you genuinely care about and root for。 The involvement in dog rescue and finding just the right person for a dog brings in a real compassion。 There is always some humor and the books do not rely solely on the mystery。 Save the book for the Christmas season。 You won't be sorryThanks to netgalley for the arc 。。。more
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