Collared: An Andy Carpenter Mystery (An Andy Carpenter Novel, 15)

The next novel in David RosenfeltÆs witty, heartfelt mystery series featuring lawyer Andy Carpenter and his faithful golden retriever, Tara. Lawyer Andy CarpenterÆs true passion is the Tara Foundation, the dog rescue organization he runs with his friend Willie Miller. All kinds of dogs make their way to the foundation, and it isnÆt that surprising to find a dog abandoned at the shelter one morning, though it was accompanied by a mysterious anonymous note. But they are quite surprised when they scan the dogÆs embedded chip, and discover that they know this dog. He is the ôDNA dog.ö Two and a half years ago, Jill Hickman was a single mother of an adopted baby. Her baby and dog were kidnapped in broad daylight in Eastside Park, and they havenÆt been seen since. A tip came in that IDÆd a former boyfriend of HickmanÆs, Keith Wachtel, as the kidnapper. A search of his house showed no sign of the child but did uncover more incriminating evidence, and the clincher that generated WachtelÆs arrest was some dog hair, notable since Wachtel did not have a dog. DNA tests showed conclusively that the hair belonged to HickmanÆs dog. Wachtel was convicted of kidnapping, but the dog and baby were never found. Now, with the reappearance of the dog, the case is brought back to light, and the search for the child renewed. Goaded by his wifeÆs desire to help a friend and fellow mother and AndyÆs desire to make sure the real kidnapper is in jail, Andy and his team enter the case. But what they start to uncover is far more complicated and dangerous than they ever expected, in David Rosenfelt's Collared.

• | Author: David Rosenfelt
• | Publisher: Minotaur Books
• | Publication Date: May 22, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 1250056357
• | ISBN-13: 9781250056351