David Rosenfelt hits another home run with his latest woof woof mystery, WHO LET THE DOG OUT? Andy Carpenter is back. He receives a call from Willie Miller, his partner at Tara Foundation, a dog rescue facility they operate together. Cheyenne, a recent addition to the facility, has been kidnapped. As all dogs there are equipped with a GPS chip inserted into their body, they are off and running to the location shown. They arrive to find Captain Pete Stanton of the Paterson Police Department and enter the house. Cheyenne is sitting on the floor next to a recliner. In the chair is a dead body. Good thing Andy can multi- task. As he looks at the bloody body of a man, decapitated and head hanging, he screams, gags and runs from the room. Who did this and why is his dog, Cheyenne, involved?

Andy is unlike most lawyers. He works only when he is forced to do so thanks to having huge wealth from an inheritance. He prefers betting on sporting events and saving dogs. This time one of his dogs is involved, so as a criminal attorney he jumps into this case. It is a fast-paced mystery with lots of Andy's wise-assed humor to keep us laughing but riveted to the plot and colorful cast of characters. My favorite is Marcus, scary, powerfully built, man of a few words who will take down any aggressor quickly and with finality. Laurie, who Andy has married five months ago, is a sweet and helpful ex-cop who is an excellent sounding board for Andy and helpful in his chase to catch a killer. They have Ricky, their adopted nine-year-old son who is making a good father out of Andy slowly but surely. Andy has a team that gets it done, whether by the happy, loyal senior citizens or the CPA by day and Hacker Supreme when info is needed, Hike is his name.

I am a long-time fan of David Rosenfelt and recommend all of his books to those seeking an escape mixed with suspense and humor and hilarious characters. WHO LET THE DOG OUT? is interwoven with international diamond smuggling, murders, and a bit of domestic terrorism, along with a fight to save an innocent man, Tommy Infante. Tommy is arrested by the police and put in jail because he threatened the victim, George Downey, at a bar and said, "If you don't give me the money you owe me, I will slit your throat." Is that enough to convict Tommy? What tricks does Andy have to save his client from this gruesome murder? Andy comes to the rescue with flying colors.

In the next episode, Ricky must face the baseball/soccer decision, Andy must work harder at being a new husband and father and find another case he can win against his rival prosecutor, Dylan, in court. I eagerly await the next book by national best-selling author, David Rosenfelt. He has me hooked.