This was my first foray into
the world of Andy Carpenter and I will definitely be visiting again. Andy is a
defense attorney who doesn’t want to practice law and has an aversion to
talking on the phone. And he always manages to get roped into both.
Throughout the book I felt Andy
was sitting in my living room telling me all about his latest case, complete
with wise cracks and asides. Secondary characters receive the same treatment,
as well as Andy’s three dogs. I was laughing out loud at the author’s
description of Andy’s basset hound, having owned one myself.
Santa's
Little Yelpers has very little to do with the puppies on the
cover. Rather it deals with their caregiver, Chris Myers, an ex-con who has
always maintained he was innocent of the crime for which he was convicted. When
the main witness against Chris recants his testimony, Chris asks Andy to help
him get the decision overturned. When
that witness is murdered just after recanting his recant, all trails lead once
again to Chris.
Andy and his private investigator
wife are convinced Chris was framed for both crimes and set out to determine by
whom. In addition to his wife, Andy works with a large team with a diverse
collection of talents. It was very entertaining to be introduced to all of Andy’s
vice presidents in charge of … There always seemed to be one when he needed it.
The road to proving Chris innocent had many twists, turns, and dead-ends before reaching its satisfying conclusion.
The library owns 18 other
titles in this series, including three other Christmas titles.
4.35 stars on Goodreads, 4.7 on
Amazon
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