Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Thereby Hangs a Tail: A Chet and Bernie Mystery by Spencer Quinn

I'm a huge fan of Chet and Bernie and their first book, Dog On It, so I was looking forward to reading the sequel. Why? Because Chet the dog is one heck of a narrator. His ADHD seems to be just like a real dog, so be ready for interruptions of fast moving objects and interesting smells. Once again, Chet solves the mystery first and it takes awhile for his private investigator owner to catch up. Princess, an award winning white poofball dog, is kidnapped, along with her millionaire owner. Chet and Bernie are on the case and grow increasingly concerned when Bernie's girlfriend reporter disappears, too. I'll steal a quote from Stephen King about Dog On It: "Spencer Quinn speaks two languages--suspense and dog--fluently."

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