Silent Bite: An Andy Carpenter Mystery

by David Rosenfelt

Overview

Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, are finding that all is not calm or bright in Silent Bite, the latest Christmas mystery in this heartwarming series from bestselling author David Rosenfelt.

Lawyer Andy Carpenter can finally take a breath; he’s back on dry land after a family Caribbean cruise forced on him by his wife, Laurie, to get into the Christmas spirit. Of course the family’s first stop is to the Tara Foundation, the dog rescue organization that has always been Andy’s true passion.

But when Andy arrives, his partner, Willie Miller, needs his help. Willie’s old cellmate, Tony Birch, has been arrested for murder. Andy doesn’t necessarily believe in Tony, but Willie does. And Andy believes in Willie, which is why Andy decides to take the case.

Once again David Rosenfelt puts readers in the Christmas spirit in a tale that is equal parts mystery and holiday cheer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250257147
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	10/13/2020
Series:	Andy Carpenter Series , #22
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	12,106
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

DAVID ROSENFELT is the Edgar-nominated and Shamus Award-winning author of more than twenty Andy Carpenter novels, including One Dog Night, Collared, and Deck the Hounds; its spinoff series, The K-Team; the Doug Brock thriller series, which starts with Fade to Black; and stand-alone thrillers including Heart of a Killer and On Borrowed Time. Rosenfelt and his wife live in Maine with an ever-changing pack of rescue dogs. Their epic cross-country move with 25 of these dogs, culminating in the creation of the Tara Foundation, is chronicled in Dogtripping.

Editorial Reviews

08/10/2020

Edgar finalist Rosenfelt’s entertaining 22nd mystery featuring semiretired defense attorney Andy Carpenter (after Muzzled) finds Andy and his family returning home to Paterson, N.J., after a Caribbean cruise, which he didn’t particularly enjoy, when he gets a call from Willie Miller, his friend and partner in the Tara Foundation, a dog-rescue operation. Willie wants Andy to defend Tony Birch, who was paroled from prison three years earlier following a manslaughter conviction. Tony has since been on the straight and narrow, recently taking over the shop where he worked as a mechanic after the owner retired. Now evidence is stacking up against Tony for the murder of a former associate of his who testified against him at his manslaughter trial. The fatal shooting of another former associate of Tony’s raises the ante. Andy steps into the courtroom to defend his client with the sublime self-assurance of Perry Mason. Loads of dog lore and Andy’s gripes about things that get under his skin add to the fun. This long-running series remains as fresh as ever. Agent: Robin Rue, Writers House. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

2020-07-29
Andy Carpenter celebrates Christmas by defending a guy accused of killing two guys whose testimony once helped convict Andy’s client of manslaughter.

Six years ago, Anthony Birch decked Melvin "G-Bop" Garza, a Blood Dragon gangster who took a swing at him in a bar fight, and Melvin went down for the count. Tony had expected Frankie Zimmer and Raymond Hackett, his own gangbangers in the Fulton Street Boyz, to have his back, but they both testified against him, and he did three years. Emerging from prison, he got a job as a car mechanic and ended up buying the shop from its retiring owner. All would be well if only Frankie Zimmer hadn’t been shot with a gun buried in Tony’s backyard, wrapped in a handkerchief with Tony’s DNA. Worse still, a bunch of dogwalkers soon find the body of Raymond Hackett, also shot in the back of the head by the same gun. The case, as usual for Andy, looks impossible unless he can persuade the jury to look past the evidence prosecutor Stan Godfrey is methodically laying out and get them to buy the alternative theory that Tony’s been framed for a pair of murders that are actually linked to Luther Roman, the Blood Dragons’ badass leader. With indomitable investigator Marcus Clark handling the spadework, Andy’s confident he can go up against the fearsome Luther. But can he produce enough evidence to exonerate his client before every other possible suspect has been murdered?

Though there’s precious little Yuletide cheer, Rosenfelt springs a climactic surprise worthy of Santa.

Kirkus Reviews

[E]ntertaining . . . . Loads of dog lore and Andy’s gripes about things that get under his skin add to the fun. This long-running series remains as fresh as ever.” — Publishers Weekly

“A full-value (of course) mystery plus courtroom drama—with an especially terrific ending that even regular readers mightn’t see coming.” — Sullivan County Democrat

“Silent Bite is a fun novel with good characters and an interesting plot. Those who like Christmas and/or dogs with their mystery books will particularly enjoy this one.” — Simcoe.com

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