Dog Day Afternoon: An Andy Carpenter Mystery

by David Rosenfelt

Overview

“Solid legal thrills from a master of the light touch.” –Kirkus Reviews

Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter has run the Tara Foundation—the dog rescue organization named after his beloved golden retriever—for years. It's always been his calling, even as Andy's pulled into representing clients in court. His investigator, Marcus Clark, has been at Andy's side for a long time. Even though they've known each other for years, Marcus keeps his personal life a mystery.

So it’s a shock when Marcus arrives at the Tara Foundation with two strangers in tow. Turns out Marcus takes disadvantaged young men under his wing, gets them jobs, a place to live, and a chance at a different life. And they want a dog. Andy’s specialty. One of the young men, Nick Williams, instantly falls in love with one of the dogs, Daisy.

When there’s a mass shooting at Nick’s work, leaving six dead, all signs point to Nick. Marcus, who's never asked Andy for anything, asks Andy for help. Despite Nick's troubled background, Andy trusts his friend and takes the case.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250324498
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	07/01/2025
Series:	Andy Carpenter Series , #29
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	306,849
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

DAVID ROSENFELT is the Edgar-nominated and Shamus Award-winning author of more than twenty Andy Carpenter novels, including One Dog Night, Collared, and Deck the Hounds; its spinoff series, The K-Team; the Doug Brock thriller series, which starts with Fade to Black; and stand-alone thrillers including Heart of a Killer and On Borrowed Time. Rosenfelt and his wife live in Maine with an ever-changing pack of rescue dogs. Their epic cross-country move with 25 of these dogs, culminating in the creation of the Tara Foundation, is chronicled in Dogtripping.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Dog Day Afternoon

“Solid legal thrills from a master of the light touch.” –Kirkus Reviews

”This is a series I love...I hope Andy NEVER retires...I'm waiting for the next one, which can't come soon enough.” –Deadly Pleasures

Praise for David Rosenfelt

“Snappy one liners and canine admiration makes Andy my all time favorite in crime fiction.” —David Rothenberg on WBAI/RADIO

“Witty, well-paced. . . a treat for fans. Rarely does a series this long-running still feel so fresh.” –Publishers Weekly

“For a quick, diverting read that challenges you at the same time, you can’t go wrong with David Rosenfelt’s Andy Carpenter series.” —Rhapsody in Books

"It's a pleasure to read a mystery where every sentence, even every word, advances the plot or comments on it." — Booklist

“You should read them all.” –St. Louis Post Dispatch on the Andy Carpenter Novels

From the Publisher

Thanks to Golden Voice narrator Grover Gardner, listeners will once more get to accompany irascible attorney Andy Carpenter, who reluctantly agrees to defend a mass murderer as a favor to his formidable colleague Marcus Clark. Gardner brings Andy and the supporting cast to life, including his wife, Laura; digital genius, Sam and his quirky crew; and gruff Marcus. Fans will be delighted by the series staples: a wrongly accused defendant, a complex crime to unravel, a surprising ending, and, of course, lovable canines. Gardner delivers Andy's snarky comments to perfection and masterfully keeps up the tension and pace in scenes ranging from physical fighting to courtroom battles. A fun, engaging listen and a worthy addition to the series. E.Q. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

JUNE 2024 - AudioFile

2024-04-17
A favor for his friend and associate Marcus Clark lands Paterson, New Jersey, attorney Andy Carpenter back in the courtroom for another impossible defense.

A man shows up at the offices of Moore Law and uses six bullets to kill six people, leaving only attorney Sally Montrose and paralegal Laura Schauble alive to identify him from his tattoo and distinctive footgear as handyman Nick Williams. Even a tyro would realize that the murders are the work of a professional hit man, but lead prosecutor Richard Wallace is no tyro, and when the cops find the murder weapon in a trash bin a few blocks from Nick’s home with Nick’s fingerprint on it, he seems done for. Along the way, though, Marcus, who’s served as an informal mentor to Nick and his friend Rafe Duran, asks Andy to defend him. Much as he hates the practice of law, Andy can’t say no to Marcus, and he’s soon gathering evidence that will link the six killings—more will follow, since Andy has a habit of warning suspicious characters that they have only a day or so to fess up before he turns them in—to a complex series of insurance frauds whose basis turns out to be beautifully simple. Andy jokes less than usual (a definite minus), presumably because the evidence against his client is overwhelming, but the international intrigue behind so many of his recent cases is mercifully absent here (a definite plus).

Solid legal thrills from a master of the light touch. And the dog you’d forgotten about turns up to brighten the final scene.

Kirkus Reviews