Judy Lesley's Reviews > Muzzled

This one was probably closer to a 4.5 rating for me but I definitely enjoyed it enough to round it up to five stars. Number 21 in the series was the first one I've read and David Rosenfelt did such a great job of bringing in all the historical significance of the lives of the characters that I found my footing in the series quickly and easily. From general skimming of the descriptions of some of the series books I had expected that the dogs would have had more role to play in this story. So, just so I'm clear, the dogs play a large part in the lives of characters in the book, but this isn't a series about working dogs.

Andy Carpenter is trying very hard to retire from his legal practice but finds himself defending a man accused of double murder. The team Andy has surrounding himself with is substantial; some are employees of Carpenter's law firm, some are colleagues from his dog rescue organization as well as his wife, an ex-police officer, and her associates. The activities involve investigating the crime as well as courtroom scenes when Carpenter presents evidence for the defense.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and find I am thankful there are so many previous books I can read. I would have liked for Carpenter to have been a little bit less inclined to think so poorly of himself but I know that isn't going to happen because his persona is too fully established now.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books for an e-galley of this novel.