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A Fistful of Collars by Spencer Quinn. A Chet and Bernie Mystery.
Review summary: New readers to the series — the books do not have to be read in any particular order — will no doubt be thoroughly entertained by Chet, the canine narrator. But those readers familiar with the books may feel the series premise is wearing a little thin, that the humor isn't as original as it once was. (Click here for text of full review.)
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A Fistful of Collars
Spencer Quinn
A Chet and Bernie Mystery
Atria Books (September 2012)
Publisher synopsis: Hoping to bring some Tinseltown money to the Valley, the mayor lures a movie studio to town to shoot their next production, a big-budget Western in the classic tradition. The star is none other than ruggedly handsome — and notoriously badly behaved — Thad Perry. When the mayor decides that someone needs to keep an eye on Thad so that he doesn't get into too much trouble, Bernie and Chet are handpicked for the job. The money is good but something smells fishy, and what should have been a simple matter of babysitting soon gets more complicated — especially when they discover that Thad has a mysterious connection to the Valley that nobody wants to talk about. What kind of secret could Thad have left behind when he went to Hollywood to seek fame and fortune? The only people who might know the answer have a bad habit of turning up dead before they can talk.
As Bernie's relationship with his longtime girlfriend Suzie goes long-distance, and Chet's late-night assignations appear to have resulted in an unexpected dividend, it's all our two sleuths can do to keep Thad and his motley entourage of yes-men, handlers, and hangers-on in their sights. Worst of all, Thad is a self-proclaimed cat person, and his feline friend Brando has taken an instant dislike to Chet.
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