A good Andy Carpenter read, has all the requisite parts. Entertaining page turner. The one part that I didn't love was the ending/resolution. Far too complex and way too many names to keep straight. As in, "When A went to B and told them that C wanted A to do the deed that D originally wanted, but C overheard A and E talking and thought they would get B to do something instead."
Keeping all the names and characters straight when you just want a straightforward resolution is tiring and disappointing.
Keeping all the names and characters straight when you just want a straightforward resolution is tiring and disappointing.
24th in the series.
Missing are the colorful characters. It was a good mystery and left the mystery hidden right up to the last pages.
Andy Carpenter
1. Open and Shut (2002)
2. First Degree (2003)
3. Bury the Lead (2004)
4. Sudden Death (2005)
5. Dead Center (2006)
6. Play Dead (2007)
7. New Tricks (2009)
8. Dog Tags (2010)
9. One Dog Night (2011)
10. Leader of the Pack (2012)
11. Unleashed (2013)
12. Hounded (2014)
13. Who Let the Dog Out? (2015)
14. Outfoxed (2016)
15. The Twelve Dogs of Christmas (2016)
16. Collared (2017)
17. Rescued (2018)
18. Deck the Hounds (2018)
19. Bark of Night (2019)
20. Dachshund Through the Snow (2019)
21. Muzzled (2020)
22. Silent Bite (2020)
23. Dog Eat Dog (2021)
24. Best in Snow (2021)
25. Holy Chow (2022)
26. Santa's Little Yelpers (2022)
27. Flop Dead Gorgeous (2023)
Missing are the colorful characters. It was a good mystery and left the mystery hidden right up to the last pages.
Andy Carpenter
1. Open and Shut (2002)
2. First Degree (2003)
3. Bury the Lead (2004)
4. Sudden Death (2005)
5. Dead Center (2006)
6. Play Dead (2007)
7. New Tricks (2009)
8. Dog Tags (2010)
9. One Dog Night (2011)
10. Leader of the Pack (2012)
11. Unleashed (2013)
12. Hounded (2014)
13. Who Let the Dog Out? (2015)
14. Outfoxed (2016)
15. The Twelve Dogs of Christmas (2016)
16. Collared (2017)
17. Rescued (2018)
18. Deck the Hounds (2018)
19. Bark of Night (2019)
20. Dachshund Through the Snow (2019)
21. Muzzled (2020)
22. Silent Bite (2020)
23. Dog Eat Dog (2021)
24. Best in Snow (2021)
25. Holy Chow (2022)
26. Santa's Little Yelpers (2022)
27. Flop Dead Gorgeous (2023)
SUSAN S. (susieqmillsacoustics) -
I don't know why I am always surprised by how much fun this series is every time I read another installment. The wit and sarcasm of Andy Carpenter cracks me up. I found myself laughing out loud at times. I enjoy the mystery, surprises and suspense as well. I just love all these characters!
