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Thereby Hangs a Tail & Dog On It
Spencer Quinn
Hardcover, 320 pages; 2010
Paperback, 320 pages; 2009
 Members' Price (UD0642): $21.25
"Careful, Chet."
Careful digging? What did that mean? Go slow, maybe? I didn't know how to do that, had only one speed for digging—pedal to the metal. Bernie worked with a steady rhythm, driving in the spade, tossing the dirt over his shoulder, chunk-a-thunk, chunk-a-thunk. Not bad at all. But with four paws going for me, it wasn't really a contest. Did I send that dirt flying or what? Fountains of earth, baby, fountains of earth. We dug underneath the light of the moon, dug and dug until—
Clang.
As proprietors of the Little Detective Agency, four-legged Chet and his human companion Bernie Little have cracked some pretty tough cases. So when they're hired by Adelina di Borghese to serve as bodyguards for her prize show dog, Princess, the guys assume this job will be a cakewalk. After all, how much trouble can one tiny fluffball be? Plenty, apparently, as they discover when Adelina and Princess are kidnapped by gun-toting men. Determined to redeem themselves, Chet and Bernie set out to rescue their missing clients, embarking on a series of thrilling and dangerous adventures. I admit I am not a dog person, yet I couldn't help being charmed by Chet's perceptive, often hilarious narrative. As contemporary whodunits go, Thereby Hangs a Tail is perplexing, engaging, and decidedly unusual. We're also offering the first of Spencer Quinn's Chet and Bernie Mystery series, Dog On It.
(KG)
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