The Secret Life Of Charlie Smart Author:Alex Chandler, Lori Bush Nestled near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in the little town of Parker, Colorado, a stone's throw from Denver, lived a handsome gray and white Miniature Schnauzer named Charlie. In the same town lived a vile and evil judge named Oscar Hunter. Charlie didn't know the judge and the judge had never heard of Charlie. But their paths were fat... more »ed to cross, and when they did, Charlie's life was changed foreverand so was the judge's. And so begins the adventures of Charlie Smart, whose bark is taken by order of the court, but whose secret human voice is gifted by a powerful Voodoo Priestess when he accidentally saves her from master criminal Rupert Rottendorf. While Charlie doesn't consider himself the bravest dog in the world, he does manage to use his new voice to foil international smugglers, stop a bank robbery, rescue two men from a burning building, and even save a world leader or twoall in the pursuit of cheese. Charlie's success (and his gift for hamming it up) lands him in the international spotlightand right back into the clutches of Rupert Rottendorf. But this time it is Charlie's guardian Sam, Rupert is after. Although Charlie's celebrity has brought with it troubling questions, when Sam goes missing Charlie quickly learns the true meaning of courage.« less