In National Bestseller David Rosenfelt's 'Twas the Bite Before Christmas, all through the Carpenter house, five dogs are stirring, and not even Andy can get out of working this next case at his door.
Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter is at the Tara Foundation's annual Christmas party. The dog rescue organization has always been his true calling, and this is one holiday tradition he can get behind because every dog that's come through the rescue—and their families—are invited to celebrate.
This year's party is no exception. But before the stockings can be hung by the chimney with care, homicide detectives ruin the evening. Derek Moore, one of the foundation's best foster volunteers, is arrested for murder.
Andy discovers Derek—whose real name is Bobby—is in the witness protection program after giving evidence against his former gang. The police believe Bobby murdered a member. But Bobby swears to Andy he didn't do this. He's built a new life, a new business, has two new dogs after being a double foster-failure.
There isn't much Andy likes about this case, but he likes Bobby. If he's innocent, Andy wants to help. Before Andy can settle down for his long winter's nap, he has a client's name to clear, a murderer to catch, and two new dogs to look after: a golden and a Dalmatian. Andy's golden retriever, Tara, will have to adjust to not being the only golden at the house while Andy gets to the bottom of this one...
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May 1, 2023
Lawyer Andy Carpenter is happy to be at the Tara Foundation's annual Christmas party, especially because two-time foster-fail Derek Moore is there; he agreed to take in two senior dogs temporarily, then ended up adopting them and is now looking for a third. But the police are looking for Derek, accusing him of murder, and Andy sets out to prove Derek's innocence. From the Shamus Award--winning Rosenfelt; with a 50,000-copy first printing. Prepub Alert.
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September 1, 2023
Smart-aleck Paterson, New Jersey, attorney Andy Carpenter celebrates the holidays by taking on the defense of a man with a criminal past who's facing even more serious charges backed up by a mountain of evidence. Robert Klaster has failed twice in his attempts to foster dogs from Andy's Tara Foundation, but that's far from his greatest offense against society. As the getaway driver in a robbery that left two people shockingly dead, he turned state's evidence against triggermen Johnny Luko and Donnie Briggs, from Tony Giordano's Cobra gang, and was given a new identity as Derek Moore and placed in New Jersey's witness protection program. His newfound sense of security crashes when he's arrested for the murder of Roland Banks, an ex-con from Camden, after a conveniently anonymous tip advised the cops to search his home, where they found the gun that shot Banks, and his car trunk, where they found Banks' blood. Andy's not eager to take the case in the face of all this evidence, but then Andy's never eager to take any case. Things get more complicated after a highly revealing conversation that Andy and private eye Corey Douglas--the partner of Andy's wife, Laurie Collins, on the K Team--have with Alex Castro, the night manager at the motel where Banks stayed, leads to Castro's strangling. Andy is certain that the two murders are connected, but can he persuade a jury--assuming that prosecutor Stan Godfrey will even let him introduce the evidence connecting them? As usual, the courtroom scenes shine, though the biggest mystery is who's going to follow the title and get bitten.COPYRIGHT(2023) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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