by Sandra Murphy

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Professor Rayburn has an unpleasant task before him. Not a fan of confrontation, he has his talking points laid out but to no avail. The other person shows no remorse. None.

Andy Carpenter is what you’d call a reluctant attorney. That means he’d just as soon never take another case. After inheriting a nice amount of money, he doesn’t have to—but somehow, cases find him— and they usually include his weak spot—dogs.

Now Andy, Laurie, and their son Ricky, plus Ricky’s best friend Will and his parents have all been on a winter vacation. Andy’s looking forward to being home to watch sports, stay warm, and see his three dogs.

It’s a bit of a surprise to find out there are four dogs to greet him. Pet sitter Jenny says a little Yorkie mix showed up at the house a couple of days before, it was cold, so she brought him inside. It’s Ricky who discovers the little guy is Murphy, a dog they know. And that brings Andy into another case.
Murphy’s microchip leads Andy to the woman and her son, BJ, who adopted the pup from a shelter Andy supports. BJ is in jail, arrested for the murder—of Professor Rayburn.

It’s time to call in the K-9 Team which consists of Lorie, an ex-cop, Corey and Simon Garfunkel, a retired K-9 team, and Marcus, the muscle. Sam is the computer whiz who always wants to join them “on the streets” but who would likely get overexcited and shoot someone who wasn’t the bad guy. There’s also Eddie who handles writing and filing papers with the court. He enjoys it—Andy can’t figure out why but if it means not doing them himself, he’s glad Eddie is on the team. Edna, the secretary, rarely does any work at all. It’s a mystery why she even bothers to show up for meetings.

The cases always seem impossible to solve. Evidence proving Andy’s client is guilty is overwhelming, even Andy says so. Yet, in the end, the team manages to save another innocent client. If you ever get arrested, Andy’s the guy to call—better have your dog vouch for you.

This is book 30 in the series. Rosenfelt has also written four K-9 Team mysteries, nine thrillers, and two non-fiction books. He currently lives in Maine with his wife and an increasingly large number of large dogs, many with special needs, who are all early risers, very vocal, and once fed, excellent nappers.

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Sandra Murphy lives in the shadow of the Arch in St. Louis Missouri. She’s the editor for the upcoming Yeet Me in St Louis, an anthology with stories from twelve St. Louis writers. Her own short stories have appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Mystery Magazine, and anthologies such as The Perp Wore Pumpkin and I (Almost) Died in Your Arms. ‘Lucy’s Tree’, published in The Eyes of Texas, won a Derringer Award from the Short Mystery Fiction Society. She lives in St. Louis with Ozzie the Westie Impersonator and his sidekick in crime, Louie the Cat.

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