Helpful Score: 1
Found myself wishing for more Andy Carpenter instead.
First book in a new series by David Rosenfelt. I really enjoy the Andy Carpenter series. This series has the writing and the mystery but it is missing the humor and the interesting characters.
K Team
1. The K Team (2020)
2. Animal Instinct (2021)
3. Citizen K-9 (2022)
4. Good Dog, Bad Cop (2023)
K Team
1. The K Team (2020)
2. Animal Instinct (2021)
3. Citizen K-9 (2022)
4. Good Dog, Bad Cop (2023)
In this first book in a new series from David Rosenfelt, we see everything through the eyes of retired cop Corey Douglas, and I found his jaded sense of humor to be only mildly amusing. He's also an award-winning commitment-phobe, and how he deals with his growing relationship with Dani did bring a smile to my face.
For me, the best part of The K Team was figuring out the mystery-- who was blackmailing the judge and why. That really kept my interest. Other than that-- being familiar with Rosenfelt's Andy Carpenter series-- I found the book to be lackluster. I'm willing to read the next book in the series, but if it doesn't liven up either, I'll stick with Andy. Of course, your mileage may vary.
For me, the best part of The K Team was figuring out the mystery-- who was blackmailing the judge and why. That really kept my interest. Other than that-- being familiar with Rosenfelt's Andy Carpenter series-- I found the book to be lackluster. I'm willing to read the next book in the series, but if it doesn't liven up either, I'll stick with Andy. Of course, your mileage may vary.
After reading all the Andy Carpenter books I was ready for this one for a new series to start, however, I thought this was kind of a mess with too many characters to track, I didn't think the story flowed very smooth and at times was just kind of boring
I felt at times that the MC was based too much on the attitude of Andy and some of it fell flat for me, but I like these characters especially Marcus a man of few words!
I'll continue the series unless it gets stale if the characters don't improve and the stories will have to have some really good tense parts in them to make this series work
I felt at times that the MC was based too much on the attitude of Andy and some of it fell flat for me, but I like these characters especially Marcus a man of few words!
I'll continue the series unless it gets stale if the characters don't improve and the stories will have to have some really good tense parts in them to make this series work
This is the first in the spin off series based on characters from the (much loved) Andy Carpenter series. There are several familiar faces here but this seems to be darker (though not without humor) than its predecessor. The K Team is made up of Laurie, Marcus, retired cop Corey and his retired canine Simon Garfunkel. It is told from Corey's perspective and Corey is rougher around the edges than our witty Andy. It is a dark and murderous tale but I enjoyed this first book and will read more.
Because I really enjoy David Rosenfelt's banter and wise-cracking humor, I was eager to try his new series about a retired policeman and his retired police dog: The K Team. Fortunately, most of the usual suspects are in attendance. Laurie Carpenter (former police officer and wife of Andy Carpenter, the lawyer) and her partner, Marcus (a moving mountain-of-a-man) join forces with retired Corey Douglas (and his K-9 partner, Simon Garfunkel).
Their first case comes with another familiar name, Judge Henry Henderson (Hatchet), a judge of Andy Carpenter's fame. He's a difficult, but fair judge on the bench who now finds himself being blackmailed and extorted. He hires the K Team, to keep the police out of the matter. He wants to find out what is going on without having the blackmailers announce what they have on him.
This series is a bit different than the Andy Carpenter books. Andy plays a prefatory role (to get things started) but there isn't the focus on a court case. It may be there in the background, but the focus is really on the investigation side of crime. It was an interesting byplay of Corey coming to grips with the wildly illegal computer workings of Sam (the accountant who wants to be 007). Corey, being a straight-laced cop, has difficulty accepting illegal computer work from Sam. But that's another story.
There's less of the wise-cracking humor (that seems to belong to Andy) here, but the story makes up for that. It is fast-paced and fascinating. And in the end, there's always the winner's party at Charlie's Bar.
K Team Series
** 1. The K Team (2020)
2. Animal Instinct (2021) (available3/21)
Their first case comes with another familiar name, Judge Henry Henderson (Hatchet), a judge of Andy Carpenter's fame. He's a difficult, but fair judge on the bench who now finds himself being blackmailed and extorted. He hires the K Team, to keep the police out of the matter. He wants to find out what is going on without having the blackmailers announce what they have on him.
This series is a bit different than the Andy Carpenter books. Andy plays a prefatory role (to get things started) but there isn't the focus on a court case. It may be there in the background, but the focus is really on the investigation side of crime. It was an interesting byplay of Corey coming to grips with the wildly illegal computer workings of Sam (the accountant who wants to be 007). Corey, being a straight-laced cop, has difficulty accepting illegal computer work from Sam. But that's another story.
There's less of the wise-cracking humor (that seems to belong to Andy) here, but the story makes up for that. It is fast-paced and fascinating. And in the end, there's always the winner's party at Charlie's Bar.
K Team Series
** 1. The K Team (2020)
2. Animal Instinct (2021) (available3/21)
