Best in Snow
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- Author：David Rosenfelt
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Nikki
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Best in Snow: An Andy Carpenter Mystery by David RosenfeltNarrated by Grover GardnerPublisher: Macmillan AudioGenre: Mystery & ThrillersPublication Date: October 19， 2021 Best in Snow is the 24th book in the Andy Carpenter Mystery series by David Rosenfelt。 Don't let the 24 scare you。。。。I started reading this series on book 23 and each is a standalone mystery。This book was so much fun！ I absolutely loved it！ Sarcasm， quick wit， and dogs！ I definitely recommend reading this book！！！Andy Carpenter Best in Snow: An Andy Carpenter Mystery by David RosenfeltNarrated by Grover GardnerPublisher: Macmillan AudioGenre: Mystery & ThrillersPublication Date: October 19， 2021 Best in Snow is the 24th book in the Andy Carpenter Mystery series by David Rosenfelt。 Don't let the 24 scare you。。。。I started reading this series on book 23 and each is a standalone mystery。This book was so much fun！ I absolutely loved it！ Sarcasm， quick wit， and dogs！ I definitely recommend reading this book！！！Andy Carpenter is a want-to-be-retired attorney， who can't help himself when faced with the right case！ He is a great sleuth， loves dogs， and is so funny！ I actually laughed out loud as some of the things he said！ The crime solving was great and I loved how it all comes together！The narration by Grover Gardner was incredible！ He had such a great tone and gets sarcasm！I'm so grateful to David Rosenfelt， Macmillan Audio， and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC audiobook in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Sandy
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Yeesh。。。it's getting so a guy can't even take his dogs for a walk without tripping over a body。 The story begins during what happens to be the week before Thanksgiving。。。。。in most parts of America。 However， in the Carpenter household it's also known as OMGIT'SALMOSTXMAS。 Laurie may be enjoying the festive atmosphere but Andy is desperate。 In a bid to escape all the falala-ness， he decides to take his herd of dogs for a walk in the fresh snow。 It seemed like such a good idea at the time。 Then he Yeesh。。。it's getting so a guy can't even take his dogs for a walk without tripping over a body。 The story begins during what happens to be the week before Thanksgiving。。。。。in most parts of America。 However， in the Carpenter household it's also known as OMGIT'SALMOSTXMAS。 Laurie may be enjoying the festive atmosphere but Andy is desperate。 In a bid to escape all the falala-ness， he decides to take his herd of dogs for a walk in the fresh snow。 It seemed like such a good idea at the time。 Then he let Tara off the leash。。。"She expected a squirrel and instead got a mayor。"Tara's enthusiastic dashing through the snow first reveals a hand。 Connected to an arm， followed by a body。 Andy's disbelief turns to shock as he recognizes the victim。。。。。Alex Oliva， （former） Mayor of Paterson。 There's only one thing to do。 Call buddy/cop Pete Stanton & make it his problem。 Or at least that was the plan。If you've read any of this series， you know Andy is an attorney with an impressive work ethic when it comes to avoiding clients。 But once again， the universe conspires against him。 Police quickly arrest former reporter Bobby Nash。 He used to work with Vince， editor of the local paper & Andy's drinking buddy。 This is a problem for Vince。 And after some arm-twisting， it's also a problem for Andy。 Unbelievable。。。。looks like he's back in business。 But there is a silver lining。 He now has a legit excuse to avoid the most perilous event of the season。。。。Tree Decorating Day。 I've read a whack of these & obviously something keeps me coming back。 I could talk about recurring characters who feel like neighbours or witty dialogue that always entertains。 Then there are the dogs。。。。。such a pushover for a story with furry people。 Reasons enough to add one of these to your TBR pile。But what might get lost in the shuffle is the fact each book also contains a smart & intricately plotted mystery。 You may begin by laughing/groaning at Andy's antics but before you know it， you're a wee bit nervous about where they'll find the next body。 Rosenfelt likes to let you follow the bad guys in alternate chapters。 Your job is trying to figure out how they tie in to the story & when they'll inevitably run into Andy （hopefully accompanied by Marcus， the human steamroller）。 As usual， a great combination of laughs & eeks and humour & drama。 And dogs。。。。did I mention the dogs？ 。。。more
Susan
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No matter how bad my mood might be， hand me the new Andy Carpenter mystery and I leave the bad mood behind。 This series is also one of those very rare series that i also must have in audio because Grover Gardner is THE perfect narrator。 I could stop my review right here， say trust me， you need to read this book but I'll add some more。 Andy Carpenter is determined to stay retired， full stop。 Since he is very wealthy due to an inheritance from his father （that's a great thread that runs through se No matter how bad my mood might be， hand me the new Andy Carpenter mystery and I leave the bad mood behind。 This series is also one of those very rare series that i also must have in audio because Grover Gardner is THE perfect narrator。 I could stop my review right here， say trust me， you need to read this book but I'll add some more。 Andy Carpenter is determined to stay retired， full stop。 Since he is very wealthy due to an inheritance from his father （that's a great thread that runs through several early books until he finds out how it came to be） retirement should be a doddle。 After all he has the Tara Foundation， named for his Golden Retriever - the most fantastic dog on the planet -and dog rescue is his passion。 More than once the dog connection has made him take a case。 The cases sneak up on him and trap him。 This time the dog connection is made by his beloved Tara while on an innocent evening walk in the snow。 She finds the murdered body of the mayor of Patterson and it isn't long before the police have arrested a suspect and yes， Andy is headed for the courtroom， struggling all the way to avoid it。 Supported by his quirky team - his ex-cop wife， Laurie， now a PI with her own business， Marcus， a man of very， very few words （but boy， is he impressive）， Edna who "runs" his office （can't say works， never that） and assorted other team members they manage to win their case。The mystery is always top notch。 Andy is faced with a client who seems destined to be wearing orange for the rest of their days but Andy saves the day。 The clues， red herrings， bad guys， numerous threads， all suck the reader in and won't let go。 Add great family and friends and a big dose of humor， this is a 'not to be missed' series。 I can't wait to get my hands of #25， Holy Chow， due out July 5， 2022。My thanks to the publisher St。 Martin's and to NetGalley for giving me an advance copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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Oh no！ Andy and Tara， out for a walk， find the body of the Mayor of Patterson， NJ， in the snow。 And then- even more oh no- his buddy Vince convinces him to defend Bobby， a young reporter who is alleged to have committed the crime。 Seems Bobby had tried to expose the Mayor's activities and was skunked by- wait for it- the woman whose garage explodes， killing her。 Bobby himself is in the hospital from a poisoning and car crash。 Whew。 Rosenfelt has written a classic Andy Carpenter， with crooks and Oh no！ Andy and Tara， out for a walk， find the body of the Mayor of Patterson， NJ， in the snow。 And then- even more oh no- his buddy Vince convinces him to defend Bobby， a young reporter who is alleged to have committed the crime。 Seems Bobby had tried to expose the Mayor's activities and was skunked by- wait for it- the woman whose garage explodes， killing her。 Bobby himself is in the hospital from a poisoning and car crash。 Whew。 Rosenfelt has written a classic Andy Carpenter， with crooks and twists， and smart lawyering。 Fans of the series know not to get too committed to any one theory and to watch out for red herrings。 I adore this series as much for the characters as for the mysteries and must regretfully report there's precious little of the gang here （Marcus makes a cameo， Laurie's busy with Christmas， the Bubele squad is working away） but that's ok because I found myself caught up in the twists。 Thanks to netgalley for the ARC。 And now Vince has a dog。。。 。。。more
Hobart
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This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader。---WHAT'S BEST IN SNOW ABOUT？ After a snowstorm dumps a healthy amount of snow on the ground， Andy takes his dogs for a walk。 Tara， his beloved golden retriever goes digging in that snow and uncovers a body。 Not just any body， it turns out， but the mayor。The evidence points to a reporter that used to work for Andy's friend， Vince， at his paper。 Despite this scandal that he kicked off last year centering on the mayor， Vince believes him and sup This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader。---WHAT'S BEST IN SNOW ABOUT？ After a snowstorm dumps a healthy amount of snow on the ground， Andy takes his dogs for a walk。 Tara， his beloved golden retriever goes digging in that snow and uncovers a body。 Not just any body， it turns out， but the mayor。The evidence points to a reporter that used to work for Andy's friend， Vince， at his paper。 Despite this scandal that he kicked off last year centering on the mayor， Vince believes him and supports him the best he can。 One way Vince supports the reporter is that he gets Andy to defend him。Also， instead of Andy taking in the suspect's dog for the duration of the trial， Vince does it this time。 Vince is not a dog person—he's not much of a people person， either， so readers can imagine how his housing the dog will go。COMFORT FOOD I'm pretty sure I've said this （or something like it） before—it's hard to track in a 24 book series just what I've said。 But these Andy Carpenter books literary comfort food。 You know what you're going to get， you know you like it， and it just makes you feel good。For example， you know when it gets to the part about jury deliberation， Andy's going to say and do a few things。 And it's just as enjoyable to see him say that in this book as it was 20+ books ago。That said？ Rosenfelt managed to surprise me a couple of times and did some stuff in the courtroom that I haven't seen from him before。HOLIDAY CONTENT In the last few years that Rosenfelt has been doing these Christmas-y themed books， I've always been mildly surprised at how low little "Holiday Content" there is in the book。 This one seemed to be the lightest on Christmas/New Year's material。Yeah， the weather and dates help ground the action and show how fast things are moving in terms of the trial。 But there's not much more to it than that。 Basically， this is just an excuse to get another Andy Carpenter book this year。 And I'm fine with that。SO， WHAT DID I THINK ABOUT BEST IN SNOW？ I really enjoyed this—the case was a good puzzle。 The courtroom antics and strategies were up to Rosenfelt's usual standards （maybe a little better than some）。 The little bit of action that crept in （mostly involving Marcus） was great， too。The members of Andy's team were as entertaining as usual and， of course， so were the dogs （including Vince's new charge）。If you're a long-time reader of the series， you know what you're going to get here—with a couple of surprises。 If you haven't tried this series yet， you really should—this is as good a place as any。 But once you start， you'll have a hard time stopping。 That's not a warning， that's an assurance。Disclaimer: I received this eARC from St。 Martin's Press via NetGalley in exchange for this post—thanks to both for this。 。。。more
Doreen
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10/10/2021 Delightful as always， if perhaps a smidge more obvious than usual。 Full review tk at CriminalElement。com。 10/10/2021 Delightful as always， if perhaps a smidge more obvious than usual。 Full review tk at CriminalElement。com。 。。。more
Tad
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Nothing better to kick off the Christmas season than the new Andy Carpenter novel from David Rosenfelt， Best in Snow。 （Christmas season， according to Andy’s wife Laurie， starts around October and lasts for four months。） Andy is out in the park walking the dogs in the freshly fallen snow when beloved Golden Retriever Tara literally digs up the body of the freshly murdered Mayor of Patterson， New Jersey。 The police waste no time arresting a journalist， Bobby Nash， whose negative story about the Ma Nothing better to kick off the Christmas season than the new Andy Carpenter novel from David Rosenfelt， Best in Snow。 （Christmas season， according to Andy’s wife Laurie， starts around October and lasts for four months。） Andy is out in the park walking the dogs in the freshly fallen snow when beloved Golden Retriever Tara literally digs up the body of the freshly murdered Mayor of Patterson， New Jersey。 The police waste no time arresting a journalist， Bobby Nash， whose negative story about the Mayor landed him in hot water and cost him his job when the story was proven false。 Andy’s buddy Vince insists he’s a good kid who couldn’t possibly have done it and just like that， reluctant attorney Andy Carpenter has a new client。Soon， more bodies start to pile up as bombs are literally going off all over Patterson。 The former Mayor was a front-runner for Governor。 Now there’s a new front-runner as well as a hotly contested mayors race。 As if that weren’t enough， a gangster from Detroit is spotted in the area。 This leads to no shortage of suspects and possible motives that Andy has to sift through if he is going to keep his client from spending the rest of his life in jail。 Andy， as is often the case， becomes a target himself， letting him know that there is definitely more here than meets the eye。Fortunately for Nash， Andy has a brilliant legal mind and an eclectic but talented group of investigators and legal team at his disposal。 This is a wonderful mystery that will have you puzzling over every development from beginning to end。 Rosenfelt is a master at spinning out these plot threads before eventually tying them all together in a big satisfying bow。 The story is filled with wit， humor， and plenty of excitement。 Andy’s team and his friends are both hilariously familiar and simultaneously full of surprises。 This book is a treat for series fans as well as easy for new readers to jump into。Audiobook is my preferred way to take in an Andy Carpenter story because narrator Grover Gardner absolutely crushes it every time and he does so here once again。 His tone and inflection perfectly capture the dry， sarcastic humor of Andy and particularly his banter with newspaper editor Vince and police chief Pete。 They share a recognizably juvenile， insult-based camaraderie common to men who would do anything for one another。 This is conveyed by the words on the page and made manifest by Gardner’s excellent delivery。 His voicing of Marcus， Laurie’s ex-partner and ofttimes secret bodyguard for Andy， makes me laugh out loud every single time。Treat yourself to this wonderful book and series。 You won’t regret it。I was provided a copy of this audiobook by the publisher。 。。。more
Paula
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Best in Snow by David Rosenfelt is an Andy Carpenter Mystery that is well into the series。 Fans of the series will know the main characters maybe how Andy met， fell in love with his now wife， Laurie，。 However， this is my first book to read or listen to in the series。 It did not hinder my enjoyment at all in listening to this story。 Except for one fact， how did Andy， a lawyer， come to have “significant wealth” so that he could be semi-retired。 Now and forever more the voice I hear in my head for Best in Snow by David Rosenfelt is an Andy Carpenter Mystery that is well into the series。 Fans of the series will know the main characters maybe how Andy met， fell in love with his now wife， Laurie，。 However， this is my first book to read or listen to in the series。 It did not hinder my enjoyment at all in listening to this story。 Except for one fact， how did Andy， a lawyer， come to have “significant wealth” so that he could be semi-retired。 Now and forever more the voice I hear in my head for Andy Carpenter will be the narrator of this story Grover Gardner。 The book is written in first person。 Mr。 Gardner has Andy’s biting wit， and opinionated style of speaking and thinking down pat。 The story consists of a couple of murders and some bombing from Thanksgiving to after the New Year。 Yet I would not call it a Christmas story as such。 It is known early on that the bomber is not the person arrested for the murder， so it was difficult to see any connection to the bombing even in a remote way as I was reading。 Since this writer is too accomplished to just throw in random events I knew that there had to be a connection but the reader needs to be patient to learn how。Andy is arm twisted into defending the reporter who is charged。 Like the TV court room shows it was clear that Andy and his team would need to find the real killer to get their man freed。 Andy’s support team is one of the best group of characters。 I liked them better than Andy’s friends。 As the story progresses clues and shady characters are revealed。 However， the last confrontation still had a twist that I did not guess。 Kudos for that。I am still new to audiobooks。 With that can said I believe this mystery would be interesting reading on its own but listening to it read by Grover Gardner enhance my enjoyment of it。An ARC of the audiobook was provided by the publisher through NetGalley which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Sharon Grow
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The mayor is murdered and attorney Andy Carpenter is set to defend another client that he really didn’t want。 Andy’s friend Vince implores him to take the case of his former reporter Bobby Nash。 Bobby is accused of murdering the mayor， and is arrested， although he knows nothing about the mayor’s death or how he ended up in the hospital。 Bobby is worried about his dog （which impresses Andy who loves dogs more than people） and Andy agrees to meet with him。 As with all Andy Carpenter cases， they so The mayor is murdered and attorney Andy Carpenter is set to defend another client that he really didn’t want。 Andy’s friend Vince implores him to take the case of his former reporter Bobby Nash。 Bobby is accused of murdering the mayor， and is arrested， although he knows nothing about the mayor’s death or how he ended up in the hospital。 Bobby is worried about his dog （which impresses Andy who loves dogs more than people） and Andy agrees to meet with him。 As with all Andy Carpenter cases， they soon spiral out of control from a case of murder to two murders and crooked politics with a touch of organized crime。 As soon as I know a new book is on the way， I look forward to spending time with Andy， all of the recurring and entertaining characters and a complicated mystery。 Andy is always sarcastic and witty， but has a unique way of processing a case and is familiar with how far he can “push the limits” to defend his client。 A must-read series！ I received an advance review copy at no cost and without obligation for an honest review。 （by paytonpuppy） 。。。more
Lisa
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I love spending time with Andy， Laurie， Tara， and all the gang！ This was another great read in this series。 If I"m ever in trouble， I hope Andy， Laurie， and Marcus have my back。 Thank you to Minotaur Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book。 I love spending time with Andy， Laurie， Tara， and all the gang！ This was another great read in this series。 If I"m ever in trouble， I hope Andy， Laurie， and Marcus have my back。 Thank you to Minotaur Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more
Anne
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I listened to the audio version provided by Netgalley in exchange for my honest review。Best in Snow was a pleasant listen。 The narrator has a soothing voice that fits the character of Andy。 The author basically uses the same voice for the entire book （or the differences between characters is very， very subtle） except for one of the bad guys。The story uses a nice combination of court room scenes and investigative and personal scenes。Best for those looking for a relatively light， cozyish read。
Matt Erwin
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For some reason this David Rosenfelt novel really hit for me。By now you know the deal。 Our wisecracking hero Andy Carpenter is drawn into a murder case， this time with a body found by his own beloved Tara。 The police arrest someone who has been set up for the murder。 Andy takes the case based off some personal or dog based connection to the wrongly accused。 Andy then unravels a conspiracy with the help of his friends。So why is it this book， which follows the exact same formula as most of the oth For some reason this David Rosenfelt novel really hit for me。By now you know the deal。 Our wisecracking hero Andy Carpenter is drawn into a murder case， this time with a body found by his own beloved Tara。 The police arrest someone who has been set up for the murder。 Andy takes the case based off some personal or dog based connection to the wrongly accused。 Andy then unravels a conspiracy with the help of his friends。So why is it this book， which follows the exact same formula as most of the others， works so well？ Frankly I don’t know。 The jokes hit。 The conspiracy is well rounded and thought out。 The action is well written and the court scenes are exciting。 It is the platonic ideal of an Andy Carpenter book。For the first time in a while， I listened to an audio version and I think that may have helped as well。 Grover Gardner IS Andy Carpenter。 His narration is just plain funny， he punches up jokes with his inflection。 Gardner really is the king of these books。 Even when I’m reading in print， it is his voice I hear in my head。Just another gem from Rosenfelt。 If you’ve liked the last 24， you’ll like this one。 And I assume I’ll type the same thing when Andy Carpenter 26 comes out。 Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced audiobook for review purposes。 。。。more
Kristie
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I'm not someone who generally enjoys politics in books， even just as a political thriller。 This book was about a mayor that was murdered and it involves other politicians and people involved with politicians。 It is not my go-to type of story。 However， I absolutely love Andy Carpenter as our narrator。 I love his quips and snarky comments。 I find him really humorous。 I also love Lori and the rest of the gang。 I laughed out loud several times while listening to this book。 This is just a fun， intell I'm not someone who generally enjoys politics in books， even just as a political thriller。 This book was about a mayor that was murdered and it involves other politicians and people involved with politicians。 It is not my go-to type of story。 However， I absolutely love Andy Carpenter as our narrator。 I love his quips and snarky comments。 I find him really humorous。 I also love Lori and the rest of the gang。 I laughed out loud several times while listening to this book。 This is just a fun， intelligently written story。 I began this series with the audio of the last book， Dog Eat Dog， which was narrated by Grover Gardner and decided to continue with the audio。 Grover Gardner is an excellent narrator and will forever be the voice of Andy Carpenter in my head。 I was happy to find that he has been the consistent narrator for the entire series。 I look forward to going back to the beginning and reading the previous books about Andy， et al。 I will listen to as many of them as I can on audio。 Thank you to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for providing me with a complimentary electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
Brandi
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I truly found myself laughing out loud at multiple points in this lighthearted， excellently written murder mystery。 David Rosenfelt is a new to me author and as soon as I finished this book， I ran to the library and scooped up as many others as I could find。 That to me communicates great writing。 In this story， Andy had me chuckling with his sarcastic wit and disdain for Lori’s need for holiday cheer outside of good food and sporting events。 I enjoyed the camaraderie with other law enforcement o I truly found myself laughing out loud at multiple points in this lighthearted， excellently written murder mystery。 David Rosenfelt is a new to me author and as soon as I finished this book， I ran to the library and scooped up as many others as I could find。 That to me communicates great writing。 In this story， Andy had me chuckling with his sarcastic wit and disdain for Lori’s need for holiday cheer outside of good food and sporting events。 I enjoyed the camaraderie with other law enforcement officials and lawyers。 Andy came into the case dragging his feet， but as soon as he had something to prove， it became a matter of principle。 I loved the genius of his methods。 Supporting characters add just enough expertise and humor， not to mention the brilliance of the dogs！ All in all， absolutely recommend this book， this author， to others and will be busy reading his backlist。 The narrator， Grover Gardner， did a great job of capturing Andy’s emotions and thought processes， both internal and external。 All characters were distinguishable and enjoyable。I received a complimentary copy from the publisher via NetGalley and all opinions expressed are my own， freely given。 。。。more
Heather
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I don’t know about you， but I love a book set during the Christmas season！ Andy Carpenter has a new client， and he is defending him in Maine！ All of our favorite characters are present and accounted for！ I count this novel as my first Christmas gift of the season！ So put on your favorite， Christmas jammies， make a cup of hot cocoa， and settle down for a solid holiday mystery！
Jessica Bates
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It was okay。 I was not over the moon about the content of the book。 Did have some good qualities such as humor and dogs！
Howard Davis
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David Rosenfelt’s latest novel “Best in Snow” can best be described as “comfort food。” Anyone who has read Mr。 Rosenfelt’s previous novels will be familiar with the cast of characters - Andy Carpenter， Laurie （his wife）， Ricky （his son）， Pete Stanton and Vince Sanders （ his sports and drinking buddies） and， of course， the cohorts surrounding his law practice - Edna， Marcus， Sam， etc。 There are also the dogs who always figure prominently in his stories。Andy is a young， wealthy， retired attorney w David Rosenfelt’s latest novel “Best in Snow” can best be described as “comfort food。” Anyone who has read Mr。 Rosenfelt’s previous novels will be familiar with the cast of characters - Andy Carpenter， Laurie （his wife）， Ricky （his son）， Pete Stanton and Vince Sanders （ his sports and drinking buddies） and， of course， the cohorts surrounding his law practice - Edna， Marcus， Sam， etc。 There are also the dogs who always figure prominently in his stories。Andy is a young， wealthy， retired attorney who is reluctantly forced to take on another case wherein his client appears to be guilty。 We all always know that Andy will have conflicts along the way and that he and his team will uncover all the evidence required to prove his client’s innocence。 The twists and turns are always challenging but it is Andy’s personality and sarcastic wit that always makes reading the novels very interesting and most enjoyable。I highly recommend the book to new readers as well as to those who have been loyal fans of David Rosenfelt’s novels。I thank NetGalley and Minotaur Books for the opportunity to read and review this book prior to its publication on October 19， 2021。 。。。more
Barbara
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3。5 starsIn this 24th book in the 'Andy Carpenter' series， set during the holiday season， the defense attorney represents a man accused of killing the mayor of Paterson， New Jersey。 The book can be read as a standalone。*****Ever since he inherited a large fortune， New Jersey defense lawyer Andy Carpenter takes very few cases。 Instead， Andy hangs out with his wife Laurie - who's in Christmas mode; son Ricky - who likes to play sports; and three dogs - golden retriever Tara; basset hound Sebastian 3。5 starsIn this 24th book in the 'Andy Carpenter' series， set during the holiday season， the defense attorney represents a man accused of killing the mayor of Paterson， New Jersey。 The book can be read as a standalone。*****Ever since he inherited a large fortune， New Jersey defense lawyer Andy Carpenter takes very few cases。 Instead， Andy hangs out with his wife Laurie - who's in Christmas mode; son Ricky - who likes to play sports; and three dogs - golden retriever Tara; basset hound Sebastian; and pug Arthur。Andy also schmoozes with his friends at a local sports bar; helps run a canine rescue operation called 'The Tara Foundation'; watches football on television; etc。Every evening before bed， Andy takes the dogs for a walk in the park。 One snowy night before Thanksgiving Tara digs a hole in the ground and unearths a hand。 The hand is attached to Alex Oliva， the mayor of Paterson， New Jersey， who's been shot in the back。 Within eight hours the police arrest a disgraced reporter named Bobby Nash， who had written an article saying the mayor took bribes to steer business to a local contractor。 Bobby's 'proof' didn't hold up， he was accused of libel， and he lost his job。 Bobby is arrested in the hospital because he was in a car crash on the night of the murder and is seriously injured。Newspaper editor Vince Sanders - who's Bobby's mentor and Andy's friend - prevails on Andy to represent Bobby， and Andy reluctantly agrees。 When Andy interviews Bobby in the hospital， the journalist confides he can't remember much about the night of the mayor's murder。 Bobby also tells Andy that the woman who gave him 'proof' of Mayor Oliva's corruption later denied everything， and he thinks she purposely set him up。 This woman comes to a bad end as well。Bobby is eventually accused of two murders。 As Andy prepares for trial， he puts all his resources to work to prove Bobby's innocence。 This includes Andy's law partner Eddie Dowd - a former football player who speaks in sports clichés; the bubbeleh brigade - a cadre of elderly Jewish computer hackers;and the K-Team - a detective agency composed of Andy's ex-cop wife Laurie; tough guy Marcus; ex-cop Corey Douglas; and Corey's K-9 partner Simon Garfunkel。 The bubbeleh brigade always brings homemade rugelach， which is a nice treat。Andy and his team uncover a complicated conspiracy， and the conspirators want to make Andy and his client go away。 Luckily Marcus is equivalent to Spiderman， Superman， and Batman rolled into one， and Marcus always has Andy's back。Andy is his usual sarcastic jokey self， and the narrative provides plenty of laughs。 Moreover， newspaper editor Vince - who's NOT a dog person - get's temporary custody of Bobby's golden retriever Duchess。。。。and it's fun to see Vince warm up to the pooch。The story is set during the Thanksgiving/Christmas season， so the narrative is interspersed with delicious meals; Christmas trees; Christmas decorations; Christmas music; gift-wrapping; televised football games; and so on - all of which provides a nice holiday vibe。 The conspiracy that drives the plot is a little over-complicated， but the book is fun and entertaining。 Recommended to Andy Carpenter fans and readers who enjoy light mysteries。Thanks to Netgalley， David Rosenfelt， and Minotaur Books for a copy of the book。You can follow my reviews at https://reviewsbybarbsaffer。blogspot。com 。。。more
Sheila
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I received an advance copy of， Best in Snow， by David Rosenfelt。 This book was not a heart warmer。 Its a story about a crime， and a trail。 There are surprises along the way。
Tarri
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I love audio books and I usually am reading one book and listening to another simultaneously。 With Best in Snow I stopped reading and just listened from beginning to end。The story is a mystery told from the perspective of the semi-retired lawyer who is defending the reporter being tried for murder of the man whose body the lawyer's dog dug up in the snow。 Whew， that's a great description of what you are in for if you read book 24 in the Andy Carpenter series by David Rosenfelt。 The author has wr I love audio books and I usually am reading one book and listening to another simultaneously。 With Best in Snow I stopped reading and just listened from beginning to end。The story is a mystery told from the perspective of the semi-retired lawyer who is defending the reporter being tried for murder of the man whose body the lawyer's dog dug up in the snow。 Whew， that's a great description of what you are in for if you read book 24 in the Andy Carpenter series by David Rosenfelt。 The author has written the lawyer as a successful， witty， and ready to retire who knows how to solve a mystery and get his clients out of trouble。 With all the cards stacked up against his client， he just may not be successful this go around。I really enjoyed this book。 The plot was very well thought out and the murder（s） not easy to solve。 This book I got as an ARC from NetGalley makes me want to read others in the 24 book series （it's no wonder the lawyer wants to retire）。#netgalley #ARC #AndyCarpenter #DavidRosenfelt #mystery #series #MinotaurBooks #MacmillanAudio #GroverGardner 。。。more
Toni
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I have read about a dozen books in this series and this is my 1st Audible one。 The narrator is very good; perfect for the story。Andy Carpenter is walking his dogs in a park near his house and Tara runs off playing in the snow and then starts digging in the snow。 On close look a human hand is revealed。 The current City Mayor is the body under the snow。 As a favor to his friend Vince， Andy becomes the lawyer for the suspect and there begins another interesting。 complex courst case。 There is a cute I have read about a dozen books in this series and this is my 1st Audible one。 The narrator is very good; perfect for the story。Andy Carpenter is walking his dogs in a park near his house and Tara runs off playing in the snow and then starts digging in the snow。 On close look a human hand is revealed。 The current City Mayor is the body under the snow。 As a favor to his friend Vince， Andy becomes the lawyer for the suspect and there begins another interesting。 complex courst case。 There is a cute secondary story where Vince becomes a foster parent for the suspects dog。。his first time as a dog parent。I'd like to thank NetGalley， MacMillan Audio， and the author for the opportunity to read and review this book which publishes on October 19th， 2021 。。。more
Madison Doerr
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This was my first try with an adult mystery/court room crime。 You don't need to read other books in the series in order to read this one， it stands on its own。 The writing was different than what I have read before， I'm not sure if it is typical of this genre or just this particular author。 It was a lot of explanation of each decision and it could have easily been cut out and cut the book in half and I don't think it would change anything for the plot。 I didn't mind it for one book but I don't w This was my first try with an adult mystery/court room crime。 You don't need to read other books in the series in order to read this one， it stands on its own。 The writing was different than what I have read before， I'm not sure if it is typical of this genre or just this particular author。 It was a lot of explanation of each decision and it could have easily been cut out and cut the book in half and I don't think it would change anything for the plot。 I didn't mind it for one book but I don't want to read it often。 The actual court room crime was fine， It was entertaining but I didn't care about the outcome at all。 I think I learned that this genre just isn't for me and that fine。 For the right audience I think the book would be very successful。 。。。more
Sinda Conrad
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Once again Andy Carpenter gets caught up in a murder case when he is asked to defend a young reporter。 Andy only wants to enjoy the snow， and he certainly does not want to be in the courtroom but as a favor to the the local newspaper editor Vince， he takes the case。 Things are not looking good for the accused and it is all Andy and the team can do to try to figure out what happened。 Another great Andy Carpenter book from David Rosenfelt。 I love these books and hope that Andy will continue to "no Once again Andy Carpenter gets caught up in a murder case when he is asked to defend a young reporter。 Andy only wants to enjoy the snow， and he certainly does not want to be in the courtroom but as a favor to the the local newspaper editor Vince， he takes the case。 Things are not looking good for the accused and it is all Andy and the team can do to try to figure out what happened。 Another great Andy Carpenter book from David Rosenfelt。 I love these books and hope that Andy will continue to "not want to do any lawyering" for a long time to come。 。。。more
Barbara Schultz
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4。3 Fun Stars！I am a big Andy fan。 This is #24 in the series and #18 for me。For those us who have read and know Andy we were pleased to hear that Edna is getting married。 Edna is in her mid-sixties and has worked ~oops has been employed for over 20 years。 Yep back in the days when Andy was a busy Attorney。 Since he came into a larger inheritance he doesn’t actually ‘work’！ Edna calls herself his Office Assistant， Executive Secretary actually has given herself many titles but she does NOT work in 4。3 Fun Stars！I am a big Andy fan。 This is #24 in the series and #18 for me。For those us who have read and know Andy we were pleased to hear that Edna is getting married。 Edna is in her mid-sixties and has worked ~oops has been employed for over 20 years。 Yep back in the days when Andy was a busy Attorney。 Since he came into a larger inheritance he doesn’t actually ‘work’！ Edna calls herself his Office Assistant， Executive Secretary actually has given herself many titles but she does NOT work in fact， hates it and does everything to avoid it。 Well！ She is marrying David who is retiring and owns twelve Taco Bells ~ so Edna can leave Andy Right？In the meantime， she wants David to meet Andy’s family ~ wife Laurie and son Ricky so invited herself over for coffee。 As the evening goes on and many cups of coffee are served， Andy and Laurie are hoping Edna and David will soon leave。 Additionally， since it is November and Laurie loves Christmas so has been playing Christmas music for hours。 Andy not is not a fan and decides it is time to walk the dogs！There are three dogs now ~ Tara， according to Andy a golden retriever like no other; also Sebastian a sweet basset hound Andy has told as before that Sabastian takes walks with the speed of your average refrigerator！ The newest addition is Hunter a pug。 David joins them even though it is in the middle of snowstorm。 As they are walking in the snow in a near-by park Tara， smells something buried in the snow。 Yep a body and it is Alex Olivia， the mayor！！ Thus begins Andy’s involvement in defending the accused and of course， finding whodunit！ I know I spent a lot of time on Enda but the recurring characters are so much fun。 In fact， they typically have me laughing out loud！ I do enjoy David Rosenfelt’s wit。 I especially love the audio as narrator Grover Gardner is Andy Carpenter。 In fact， as I am reading I can hear Mr。 Gardner’s deadpan voice in my head！As in most of Andy’s stories there is courtroom drama which I LOVE！Also am so happy that the fun ‘Movie Talk’ returned ~ I sure missed it in the past few stories！No spoiler but are you wondering if ………。。 there will be the traditional “Victory Party”？Want to thank NetGalley and St。 Martin’s Press ~ Minotaur Books for this eGalley。 This file has been made available to me before publication in an early form for an honest professional review。 Publishing Release Date scheduled for October， 19， 2021 。。。more
Crystal Tadlock
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So， I was sold on this as it is titled and marketed as a Christmas book。 Unfortunately， it was not。 It was just more of a mystery which was ok but I was really excited to get to my holiday reading！！ The mystery was well written but at times a bit boring。 It is worth a read if you are a fan of mysteries。
Liz
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One of the funnest mystery series around is David Rosenfelt’s Andy Carpenter series。 This book marks #24。 This is also the 5th Christmas themed book。 Yes， the books tend to be formulaic and certain ideas are repeated。 But they are still just plain old fun。 And kudos to Rosenfelt for always providing a well thought out plot with lots of twists and endings I never see coming。 He proves that mysteries don’t have to be dark to be engrossing。This time， the mayor of Patterson has been murdered。 And An One of the funnest mystery series around is David Rosenfelt’s Andy Carpenter series。 This book marks #24。 This is also the 5th Christmas themed book。 Yes， the books tend to be formulaic and certain ideas are repeated。 But they are still just plain old fun。 And kudos to Rosenfelt for always providing a well thought out plot with lots of twists and endings I never see coming。 He proves that mysteries don’t have to be dark to be engrossing。This time， the mayor of Patterson has been murdered。 And Andy and Tara are the ones to find the dead body。 Reporter Bobby Nash had recently done an expose on the mayor which blew up in his face， so no surprise he’s arrested for the murder。 Andy’s friend， Vince， convinces Andy to take the case。 As always， there is so much evidence against Bobby， the case looks like a lock for the prosecution。 Vince’s awakening as a dog lover is alone worth the price of the book。 But as always， there are lots more laughs throughout the book。 Andy is a smart a** of the first degree and never wastes an opportunity to be one。 Grover Gardner is the perfect narrator。 He totally channels Andy。 My thanks to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an advance copy of this book。 。。。more
Colleen
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Thank you NetGalley … for （once again） introducing me to a great author， who has written dozens of books， and had not been on my radar。Best in Snow is evidently #24 in the Andy Carpenter series。 I didn’t realize that this was a “series” book and requested it because I wanted something light and the cover was so darn adorable。 I loved the snarky wit of Andy Carpenter and how he incorporated his love of dogs into the story。 As Andy is walking his dogs， they find a body。 This book reminded me of th Thank you NetGalley … for （once again） introducing me to a great author， who has written dozens of books， and had not been on my radar。Best in Snow is evidently #24 in the Andy Carpenter series。 I didn’t realize that this was a “series” book and requested it because I wanted something light and the cover was so darn adorable。 I loved the snarky wit of Andy Carpenter and how he incorporated his love of dogs into the story。 As Andy is walking his dogs， they find a body。 This book reminded me of the Robert B。 Parker books。 I smiled and laughed out loud with the writing style！ The audiobook was very well done。 I breezed right through this book in a little over one day。 Thank you to NetGalley， the author David Rosenfelt， the narrator Grover Gardner and the publisher Macmillan Audio。 Planned release is Oct 19， 2021。 。。。more
Laura Jay
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