Dieser Autor wechselte von einer hochrangigen Karriere in der Filmindustrie zu einem Leben als Schriftsteller, angetrieben von unerwarteten Wendungen. Ursprünglich im Filmbusiness tätig, fand er seine wahre Berufung im Verfassen von Romanen. Seine ausgeprägte Stimme und sein Erzählstil sind tiefgreifend von seiner tiefen Verbundenheit und umfangreichen Erfahrung mit geretteten Hunden geprägt. Seine Arbeit bietet eine einzigartige Mischung aus unerwarteten Handlungsentwicklungen und einer herzlichen Perspektive, die von seinem unkonventionellen, aber erfüllenden Leben geprägt ist.
Andy Carpenter ist kein typischer Staranwalt und kämpft mit seiner gescheiterten Ehe und einer komplizierten Affäre. Als sein Vater ihn bittet, einen hoffnungslosen Berufungsfall zu übernehmen, stößt er auf Morddrohungen und erkennt, dass er jemandem gefährlich nahegekommen ist.
In einem Lagerhaus wird ein toter Polizist gefunden – enthauptet. Widerlich, aber für Strafverteidiger Andy Carpenter keine besondere Überraschung: Der Mann war ein korruptes Stinktier und daher mit Feinden nicht gerade unterversorgt. Doch dann gerät ausgerechnet die Detektivin Laurie, Andys Freundin, ins Visier der Polizei. Andy muss alles daran setzen, ihre Unschuld zu beweisen. Und das wird schwerer als gedacht.
Eigentlich hat Andy Carpenter es nicht mehr nötig, als Rechtsanwalt zu arbeiten. Doch dann bittet ihn sein Freund Vince, Chefredakteur der Lokalzeitung, um Hilfe: Sein Reporter Daniel Cummings, der einem Serienmörder auf der Spur ist, braucht juristischen Beistand. Andy übernimmt den Fall mit gemischten Gefühlen. Plötzlich wird Cummings jedoch selbst des Mordes verdächtigt, und zur erdrückenden Last der Indizien gesellen sich bei Andy Zweifel an der Unschuld seines Klienten.
25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on Our Canine Cross-Country Adventure
David Rosenfelt's "Dogtripping" is moving and funny account of a cross-country move from California to Maine, and the beginnings of a dog rescue foundation When mystery writer David Rosenfelt and his family moved from Southern California to Maine, he thought he had prepared for everything. They had mapped the route, brought three GPSs for backup, as well as refrigerators full of food, and stoves and microwaves on which to cook them. But traveling with twenty-five dogs turned out to be a bigger ordeal than he anticipated, despite the RVs, the extra kibble, volunteers (including a few readers), and camping equipment. Rosenfelt recounts the adventure of moving his animal companions across the United States with humor and warmth, and tells the tale of how he and his wife became passionate foster parents for rescue dogs, culminating in the creation of the Tara Foundation and successfully placing several thousand dogs with loving families. An NPR Best Book of 2013
Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his humorous investigating team return in Santa's Little Yelpers , the latest Yuletide mystery in David Rosenfelt's bestselling series.
"Corey Douglas and his K-9 partner, a German shepherd named Simon Garfunkel, are recently retired police officers turned private investigators. Along with fellow former cop Laurie Collins and her investigating partner, Marcus Clark, they call themselves the K Team, in honor of Simon. The K Team's latest case-a recent unsolved murder-gives Corey a chance to solve "the one that got away." Corey knew the murder victim from his time on the force, when he was unable to protect her in a domestic dispute. Now he is convinced the same abusive boyfriend is responsible for her murder. With some help from Laurie's lawyer husband, Andy Carpenter, the K Team is determined to prove what the police could not, no matter the cost. What they uncover is much more sinister than they could have imagined."--
"Heartwarming to dog lovers, absorbing to fans of courtroom byplay." --Kirkus Review s For six years Noah Galloway has lived with a horrible secret and the fear that his rebuilt life could be shattered at any moment. Now his dread has become a certainty, and he has been arrested for the arson murder of twenty-six people. What he needs is defense lawyer Andy Carpenter, who most definitely is not in the market for a new client. So Noah plays his hole card: a shared love for Andy's golden retriever, Tara, and the knowledge that Andy wasn't her first owner--Noah rescued Tara first, and when he wasn't able to care for her any longer, he did everything in his power to make sure that she was placed in the right home: Andy's. Andy soon learns that the long-ago event that may destroy Noah's life is only the beginning of an ongoing conspiracy that grows more deadly by the day. Andy will have to pull out all of his tricks to get to the bottom of this cold case turned white hot in One Dog Night , the latest in David Rosenfelt's popular mystery series.
Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife, Laurie, enjoy walking their dogs, Tara, a golden retriever, and Sebastian, a basset hound. When out for one of their strolls one summer weekend, their usual routine is interrupted when they spot a man down the street, mistreating his pug. Andy and Laurie hurry over to intervene, but before they can do anything, another passerby gets there first. He beats the dog owner so thoroughly that both are arrested when the cops arrive. Before the guy gets taken away, he makes Andy and Laurie promise to look after the dog, which is an easy promise to make, since Andy is the founder of a dog rescue organization. At the police station, the passerby is identified as Matthew Jantzen, who turns out to be wanted for murder. Andy is struck by the fact that Jantzen, a man supposedly on the run, would nevertheless intervene to help a dog, and even though Andy is never keen to take on a new case, he can't say no to someone who is clearly as much of a dog lover as he is. Dog Eat Dog, the twenty-second installment in the Andy Carpenter series, features the charming cast of characters - old and new - that David Rosenfelt is known for, as well as the dogs that accompany them.
