Review: Who Let the Dog Out? by David Rosenfelt

A Mysterious Review of Who Let the Dog Out? by David Rosenfelt. An Andy Carpenter Mystery.

Review summary: This is an enjoyable story of a New Jersey family trying to lead a quiet life, but involved in a truly baffling whodunit/whydunit-style mystery. The interpersonal conversations between the series characters are entertaining, and the well-structured plot will keep readers guessing. Highly recommended. (Click here for text of full review.)

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Who Let the Dog Out?
David Rosenfelt
An Andy Carpenter Mystery
Minotaur Books (July 2015)

Publisher synopsis: A lawyer by day-and then only when he's forced to take on new cases-Andy Carpenter's true passion is the Tara Foundation, the dog rescue organization he runs with his friend Willie Miller. So it's frightening when Willie calls him to say the alarm has gone off at the foundation building, and there's clearly been a break-in. It turns out that a recently rescued dog, nicknamed Cheyenne since her arrival at the foundation, has been stolen. Andy and Willie track the missing dog to a house in downtown Paterson, New Jersey and sure enough, they find the dog … standing right next to a dead body. The man had been gruesomely murdered mere minutes before Andy and Willie arrived. Could it be a coincidence? Or could the dog theft somehow be connected to the killing?

Andy takes Cheyenne safely back to the foundation building, and that should be the end of his involvement, but Andy's curiosity — and his desire to keep the dog from further harm — won't let him stop there. The cops have just arrested a man named Tommy Infante for the murder, but as Andy looks into the circumstances surrounding the break-in and the dog theft, he starts to wonder if Infante might actually be innocent. And when Andy takes Infante on as a client and starts searching in earnest for evidence that will exonerate him, what Andy starts to discover terrifies him. The murder might be just one small cog in a plot with far-reaching implications, and unless Andy can uncover the truth in time, thousands of lives could be in imminent danger.

Waking Hours, The East Salem Trilogy by Lis Wiehl with Pete Nelson, Now Available at a Special Price

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Waking Hours by Lis Wiehl with Pete Nelson

The East Salem Trilogy (1st in series)

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/24/2015 at 7:00 PM ET).

  

A local high-school girl is found murdered in a park amid horse farms and the wealthy homes of northern Westchester County, New York. The shocking manner of her death intrigues forensic psychiatrist Dani Harris. All the suspects are teenagers who were at a party with the girl — yet none remembers what happened. Could one of them be a vicious killer? Or is something more sinister afoot — something tied to an ancient evil?

Across town, former NFL linebacker Tommy Gunderson finds his state-of-the-art security system has been breached by an elderly woman. Mumbling threats in Latin, she attacks him with an uncanny, preternatural strength. Before he has time to process the attack, someone close to him is implicated in the girl's murder at the park. He agrees to help — and finds himself working with Dani, the only girl who could resist his charm years ago when they were in high school.

A heavy darkness is spreading. Yet a heavenly force is also at work.

Dani and Tommy suspect there's more to the mystery than murder, more to their growing friendship than chance … and more to the evil they're facing than a mere human killer.

— Waking Hours by Lis Wiehl with Pete Nelson

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New This Week: Confederate Gold, A JP Warner Mystery by Derek Ciccone

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Confederate Gold by Derek Ciccone

A JP Warner Mystery (4th in series)

Publisher: Derek Ciccone

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/24/2015 at 6:30 PM ET).

  

JP Warner and Gwen Delaney head to Savannah, Georgia for a much needed vacation. But it turns out to be anything but relaxing when, while dining out, JP spots a man from his past. Thinking his eyes are playing tricks on him, he returns later that night, only to find the restaurant on fire and the manager dead inside.

It is thought to be connected to a drug deal gone wrong, but JP knows they're dealing with something much bigger. He and Gwen are dragged into a century-old conspiracy and forced to face off with one of the most powerful families in the country. It turns into a race against time, with all roads leading to the Confederate gold.

— Confederate Gold by Derek Ciccone

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Murder Off the Books, A Sullivan Investigations Mystery by Evelyn David, Now Available at a Special Price

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Murder Off the Books by Evelyn David

A Sullivan Investigations Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Trace Evidence Press

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/24/2015 at 6:00 PM ET).

  

College finals are killers — or maybe it's just the people who count the money. A retired Irish cop and a fast-food loving Irish wolfhound search for the campus murderer while dealing with a scooter-riding senior with dreams of trenchcoat adventures, a crazed exterminator looking for his ride, and a makeup artist whose mid-life crisis isn't any the less stressful because her clients never complain. A half-million dollars has vanished and a college comptroller is dead.

Mackenzie Sullivan, recently retired DC cop and newly-minted private detective, really has no interest in the murder. Mac just needs to find the embezzled money for the university's insurance company. Finding the killer is a bonus that he's not sure he wants to earn.

— Murder Off the Books by Evelyn David

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New This Week: Ghost of a Chance, The Cherringham Cozy Crime Series by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards

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Ghost of a Chance by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards

The Cherringham Cozy Crime Series (19th in series)

Publisher: Bastei Entertainment

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/24/2015 at 5:30 PM ET).

  

Every Halloween, the supposedly haunted Bell Hotel hosts its famous 'Ghost-Hunters Dinner', complete with scary stories, spooky apparitions and things that go bump in the night. But this year's event ends in a terrifying accident, and suddenly everyone wonders … Is there a real ghost loose in the hotel?

Jack and Sarah are convinced that the culprit must be human: who would want bad things to happen at the classic hotel? But soon they're forced to confront their own superstitions as they find themselves on the trail of an unsolved Victorian murder …

— Ghost of a Chance by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards

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The Garden Plot, A Pru Parke, Potting Shed Mystery by Marty Wingate, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Garden Plot by Marty Wingate

A Pru Parke, Potting Shed Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Alibi

Price: 99¢ (as of 08/24/2015 at 5:00 PM ET).

  

Pru Parke always dreamed of living in England. And after the Dallas native follows an impulse and moves to London, she can't imagine ever leaving — though she has yet to find a plum position as a head gardener. Now, as the sublet on her flat nears its end, the threat of forced departure looms. Determined to stay in her beloved adopted country, Pru takes small, private gardening jobs throughout the city.

On one such gig in Chelsea, she makes an extraordinary find. Digging in the soil of a potting shed, Pru uncovers an ancient Roman mosaic. But enthusiasm over her discovery is soon dampened when, two days later, she finds in the same spot a man's bludgeoned corpse. As the London police swarm her worksite, ever inquisitive Pru can't quite manage to distance herself from the investigation — much to the dismay of stern Detective Chief Inspector Christopher Pearse. It seems that, much as he tries, even handsome DCI Pearse can't keep Pru safe from a brutal killer who thinks she's already dug up too much.

— The Garden Plot by Marty Wingate

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New This Week: Suspicions at Sunset, A Bess Bullock Mystery by Allen B. Boyer

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Suspicions at Sunset by Allen B. Boyer

A Bess Bullock Mystery (5th in series)

Publisher: Cozy Cat Press

Price: $2.99 (as of 08/24/2015 at 4:30 PM ET).

  

A train trip to California for her brother's funeral leaves retired police woman Bess Bullock overcome with grief. Even returning to her husband and her friends at the Honey Hills Retirement Center doesn't seem to help. The only thing that seems to sooth her heart is finding a good mystery to solve.

Whether it's an energetic priest who has suddenly slowed down, a resident who prefers to live as a shut-in when her daughter is around, or a case of missing narcotics that has baffled the police, Bess finds that her instinct for investigation may be the best medicine for coping with her mourning.

— Suspicions at Sunset by Allen B. Boyer

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The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter, An Elizabeth Barnabus, Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire Novel by Rod Duncan, Now Available at a Special Price

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The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter by Rod Duncan

An Elizabeth Barnabus, Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire Novel (1st in series)

Publisher: Angry Robot

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/24/2015 at 4:00 PM ET).

  

Elizabeth Barnabus lives a double life — as herself and as her brother, the private detective. She is trying to solve the mystery of a disappearing aristocrat and a hoard of arcane machines. In her way stand the rogues, freaks and self-proclaimed alchemists of a travelling circus.

But when she comes up against an agent of the all-powerful Patent Office, her life and the course of history will begin to change. And not necessarily for the better …

— The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter by Rod Duncan

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Killer Run by Lynn Cahoon, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2015 …

Killer Run by Lynn Cahoon, A Jill Gardner, Tourist Trap Mystery (5th in series)

Publisher: Lyrical Underground

  

Jill Gardner — owner of Coffee, Books, and More — has somehow been talked into sponsoring a 5k race along the beautiful California coast. The race is a fundraiser for the local preservation society — but not everyone is feeling so charitable …

The day of the race, everyone hits the ground running … until a local business owner stumbles over a very stationary body. The deceased is the vicious wife of the husband-and-wife team hired to promote the event — and the husband turns to Jill for help in clearing his name. But did he do it? Jill will have to be very careful, because this killer is ready to put her out of the running … forever!

— Killer Run by Lynn Cahoon

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One Bad Apple, A Meg Corey, Orchard Mystery by Sheila Connolly, Now Available at a Special Price

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One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly

A Meg Corey, Orchard Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Berkley

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/24/2015 at 3:00 PM ET).

  

Meg Corey has come to the quaint New England town of Granford, Massachusetts, to sell her mother's old colonial home and apple orchard. Instead, she becomes embroiled in development plans that include her land … and her former flame from Boston.

When he's found dead in the new septic tank on her property, the police immediately suspect Meg, whose only ally in town is the plumber Seth Chapin. Together, they'll have to peel back the layers of secrecy that surround the deal in order to find the real murderer … and save the orchard.

— One Bad Apple by Sheila Connolly

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Hostage Taker by Stefanie Pintoff, New in Bookstores during August 2015

Today's featured new hardcover mystery, suspense, or thriller title scheduled to be published during August 2015 is …

Hostage Taker by Stefanie Pintoff, an Eve Rossi Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: Bantam

    

In the hushed quiet of early morning Manhattan, in front of the towering bronze doors of Saint Patrick's Cathedral, a young woman holds a sign that reads: HELP ME. For one FBI agent, a madman's terrified hostages, and an entire city, a long and harrowing day is about to unfold.

The hostage taker's identity is unknown. But he knows who FBI agent Eve Rossi is — and everything about her past. Along with her presence, he demands five witnesses: ordinary people with some hidden connection. Defying her superiors, Eve begins a deadly dance with an adversary whose intentions are surely sinister, whose endgame is anything but certain, and whose cunning keeps him one step ahead at every turn.

As Eve manages a taut hostage situation, she relies on the combined skills of her team — a secret unit inspired by France's most notorious criminal and made up of ex-convicts with extraordinary talents, oversized egos, and contempt for the rules.

Eve is up against a rapidly ticking clock. But the dangerous man calling the shots has a timetable of his own — and a searing question for his targets: What are you guilty of? As shocking revelations surface, so does another crisis nobody could anticipate — one not even Eve and her team may be able to stop.

— Hostage Taker by Stefanie Pintoff

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Telemystery: Criminal Minds, Elementary, Harry, and Revenge, New This Week on DVD

Telemystery, your source for one of the most comprehensive listings of crime drama, amateur sleuth, private investigator, mystery and suspense television series, mini-series and made-for-television movies, now available on or coming soon to DVD, Blu-ray disc, or Video-on-Demand, is profiling four series from our site being released this week.

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Criminal Minds

Season Ten

   

To solve the most twisted crimes, the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) explores the darkest places — inside the depths of Criminal Minds. Seasoned undercover, FBI Agent Kate Callahan (Jennifer Love Hewitt) joins the elite team led by Supervisory Special Agent Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) as they pursue a serial killer who hacks his victims beyond all recognition.

Experienced profiler David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) is dogged by a mysterious woman from his past, while Dr. Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler) grapples with the death of a mentor. Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore) and Jennifer "JJ" Jareau (A.J. Cook) take on a case that evokes grim memories from their personal histories, while technical analyst Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) heads to death row to confront a perp from her past.

Regardless of the risks, the brilliant thinkers of the BAU fearlessly uncover the darkest secrets in order to unlock the most unpredictable solutions.

The 11th season of this CBS crime drama premieres on September 30th, 2015.

Elementary

Season Three

   

In the City That Never Sleeps, one mind never rests. The eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) possesses an unquenchable thirst for intellectual puzzles and a ruthless instinct for justice. As a consulting detective to the NYPD, he takes on bizarre cases that baffle the most seasoned cops.

But he can't do it alone. Holmes relies on Joan Watson (Lucy Liu), a former physician who's the one person who can keep up with his racing mind. Their partnership may be challenging, but it's nowhere near as difficult as the impossible mysteries that lead them on breathtaking chases through New York City's maddening maze.

The fourth season of this CBS drama will premiere on November 5th, 2015.

Harry

The Complete Series

  

Still grieving his wife's suicide, Detective Harry Anglesea (Oscar Kightley) returns to Auckland's Major Crime Unit after bereavement leave in his native Samoa. Although he's eager to jump back into his job, his self-destructive behavior hints that he may not be ready. His 13-year-old daughter, Mele, is even less ready for life as usual and desperately needs her father's attention. But Harry and his boss, DSS Jim "Stocks" Stockton (Sam Neill), soon become engrossed in a high-profile case.

After a series of violent robberies turns fatal, the city clamors for the police to catch the killer. Harry traces the crime from a drug-crazed gunman to the street gangs that peddle methamphetamine, though there may be larger forces at play. But the investigations leads him on a downward spiral that could destroy his career and what remains of his family.

Gritty and suspenseful, this award-winning drama probes the narcotics underworld of New Zealand's largest city and the toll it takes on those caught in its grip.

Revenge

Season Four

   

Enter the tantalizing and twisted world of the Hamptons and prepare for a family reunion like no other. A startling new adversary emerges, and the ultimate secret is revealed in this fourth and final season of the series.

This will not be a quiet summer for Emily Thorne. As Memorial Day approaches, her world is rocked by an astonishing revelation. Dark secrets will cause Emily to question the choices she's made, just as Victoria Grayson begins going down her own twisted path of vengeance. Relationships simmer, bonds are tested, and lifelong rivals unite against a frightening common foe, in the final season overflowing with seduction, suspense and surprise.

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The Guilty One by Sophie Littlefield, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during August 2015 …

The Guilty One by Sophie Littlefield, A Novel of Psychological Suspense

Publisher: Gallery Books

  

A man stands on the Golden Gate Bridge, poised to jump … if a woman on the other end of the phone tells him to …

Maris's safe suburban world was shattered the day her daughter was found murdered, presumably at the hands of the young woman's boyfriend. Her marriage crumbling, her routine shattered, Maris walks away from her pampered life as a Bay Area mom the day she receives a call from Ron, father of her daughter's killer. Wracked with guilt over his son's actions (and his own possible contribution to them), he asks Maris a single question: should he jump?

With a man's life in her hands, Maris must decide, perhaps for the first time, what she truly wants. Retribution? Forgiveness? Or something more? Having lost everything, she's finally free to recreate herself without the confining labels of "wife," "mother," or "mourner." But will this shocking offer free her, or destroy her?

— The Guilty One by Sophie Littlefield

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Death Blows, A Jace Valchek, Bloodhound Files Mystery by D. D. Barant, Now Available at a Special Price

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Death Blows by D. D. Barant

A Jace Valchek, Bloodhound Files Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Price: $3.99 (as of 08/24/2015 at 1:00 PM ET).

  

FBI profiler Jace Valchek was pulled into this parallel realm to hunt for Aristotle Stoker, a human serial killer who preys on vampires and werewolves. Now she works for the National Security Agency of the Unnatural States of America — and her boss is a vampire.

At a bizarre crime scene, Jace finds a bloodsucker murdered by magic, fried to the bone and dressed in the costume of the comic book hero the Flash — a character who isn't supposed to exist here. Comic books have been outlawed for their powers, including crossover spells like the one that transported Jace to this world. Soon, she's following a trail of dead bodies into the sinister underworld of black-market comics — where a deranged madman gives new meaning to the term "super-villain" …

— Death Blows by D. D. Barant

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Killer Carat Cream, A Piper Meadows, Health Nut Mystery by Patrice Lyle, New This Week from Gemma Halliday

Gemma Halliday Publishing is a boutique publisher of light-hearted mystery, romantic suspense and romantic comedy novels, perfect for popping into your beach bag for a weekend away or cozying up beside a warm fire for a quiet night in.

We've selected one of their recently published titles to feature here today …

Killer Carat Cream by Patrice Lyle

A Piper Meadows, Health Nut Mystery (2nd in series)

Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing

Price: $1.99 (as of 08/24/2015 at 12:30 PM ET).

  

Diamonds are a girl's best exfoliator …

When naturopath and self-proclaimed chocoholic, Dr. Piper Meadows, hosts a spa night for the launch of the super-exfoliating diamond-dust Carat Cream, she never expects her guests to actually be "drop dead" gorgeous. But that's just what happens when celebrity dermatologist Dr. Jasmine dies after using a jar laced with poison. Suddenly Piper's products are under scrutiny … as is her eccentric, fun-loving Aunt Alfa, who has a history with police and poisonings.

Add in an ornery psychic from the "other side," a pampered potbellied pig, and a handful of eclectic suspects, and Piper has her work cut out for her. With her more-delish-than-dark-chocolate-covered-almonds boyfriend, Tattoo Tex, along to help, Piper sets out to find the out the truth as she consults her PI flash cards to catch a killer intent on ridding the world of more than just dead skin cells.

— Killer Carat Cream by Patrice Lyle

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