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Book Review of Dog On It (Chet and Bernie, Bk 1)

Dog On It (Chet and Bernie, Bk 1)
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Dog On It is the first of a planned series featuring Chet, a chatty mutt, and Bernie, his human who also happens to be private eye. The story is told in first person by Chet, whose uniquely-dog way of thinking makes this book refreshingly different. Dog owners will laugh out loud at some of Chet's behaviors and the motivations behind them.

The plot concerns a missing teenager. Bernie is hired by the mother to find her, and although Bernie initially thinks the teen is just asserting her independence he eventually learns that her disappearance is related to corruption and blackmail. Chet has a big part in unraveling the mystery, and even has some adventures without Bernie.

Some threads regarding Bernie's personal troubles are not tied up by the end of Dog On It, leaving the reader to anticipate a sequal.