He-e-e-s back. Andy Carpenter and his beloved retreiver,
Tara. Andy is a defense attorney and a dog lover. He
admits he is lazy and because of a huge bequest, he does
not have to work as he is worth millions. At an American
Cross Word Convention, where his secretary Edna, is in
eighth place, Andy receives an urgent telephone call from
Lt. Pete Stanton, Paterson, NJ Police. A good friend, he
asks Andy to drop everything and come to a crime scene and
make sure he brings Laurie, Andy's girl friend.
Andy Diaz is the victim. He is dead. He was shot. He
leaves an eight year old son, Ricky, who now has no
family. That's the reason Pete called to make sure Laurie
came along, as Pete wants them to take Ricky and his
basset hound, Sebastian, home with them. "We have to
rescue Ricky from the welfare system.", Pete says.
Danny was a police snitch and served time for assault.
When he got out of prison, Pete became attached to Danny
and Ricky and helped Danny in Rehab.
Pete is arrested for murder and after they find a huge
cache of drugs at his home, selling drugs was added to the
charges. He is being framed and set up. Andy takes his
case for $1. Time to find a killer.
The investigation begins with Andy's Posse headed by
Laurie, an ex-cop, Hike, an accomplished "hacker'", and
Marcus, indestructible, a big man with very few words but
very effective. "ymmmmmmm." is always his reply.
ahe trial is eaaiting, funny sometimes, always something
new to learn in the legal field, and finally a verdict is
reached.
I have been a David Rosenfelt fan for many years and I
love
his sprinkles of humor, and wisecracks interwoven into the
plots. His cast of characters are always fascinating.
HOUNDED is another great read by David Rosenfelt.
Andy Carpenter isn’t sure what to think when he gets a
mysterious phone call from a good friend, policeman Pete
Stanton, asking him to drop everything, drive to an
unfamiliar address, and bring his girlfriend, Laurie
Collins. He certainly isn’t expecting to show up at a
crime
scene. But that’s exactly where he arrives—at the house
where Pete has just discovered the body of ex-convict
Danny
Diza. Upstairs are Danny’s now orphaned eight-year-old son
and basset hound. And that, Andy discovers, is why he and
Laurie were called to the scene—Pete wants them to take
care
of the boy and the dog so they won’t get thrown into the
“system.” This is already asking a lot, but soon Pete
needs
another big favor from Andy. Pete himself has come under
suspicion for Danny’s murder, and he needs defense
attorney
Andy to represent him…and to find out what really happened
in Danny's house that day.
David Rosenfelt has done it again. Told with his
characteristic humor and wit, Hounded is at once a
heartfelt
story about family and a page-turning legal thriller.
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