Like all good Andy Carpenter books, this one starts with a dog. Andy has started a program where he pairs dogs from his rescue foundation with prisoners in a low security prison so they can train the dogs and make them more adoptable. It all worked well until one of the prisoners makes his escape with one of the dogs. And then he is found fleeing the house of a friend that is found brutally murdered along with Brian's soon to be ex-wife. What's worse is he is a client of Andy's, inherited from an old lawyer that Andy knew, which means Andy has to work. From there it is a wild ride trying to get evidence and, in trademark style, taking different pieces of information that from 2 seemingly unrelated incidents and tying them together. Rosenfelt's characters are well defined and likeable. His plots are always well thought out and devious. Many of his books goes past the verdict to find the real perpetrator which I find really intriguing. The other thing I find that is interesting to me is that it takes place in New Jersey and there are a lot of mob related issues. I don't think there is too much organized crime in the small town in Minnesota where I grew up. At least I don't think the Elks are mob related. Maybe the Masons? Nah. I love these books!

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