
Andy Carpenter, Book 20
by David Rosenfelt
This entry drops the series' lawyer protagonist into a seasonally festive mystery built around pets and family goodwill. The chief pleasure is warm, fast-moving storytelling and frequent humorous asides that make it an easy holiday diversion. The main limitation is predictability: twists land where you expect them, and legal details stay surface-level, so puzzle-minded readers may feel shortchanged. Best approached as comfort reading—the book trades tense plotting for domestic warmth and dog-friendly moments.
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This Christmas, lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, can't say no to helping six-year-old Adam and his dachshund, Simon. Christmas is the time for giving. Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife, Laurie, generously give back year-round, but they always try to do a little something extra around the holidays. Andy’s local pet store has a ...
Difficulty:hard
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