Flop Dead Gorgeous
An Andy Carpenter Mystery
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
Lights, camera, action in bestselling author David Rosenfelt’s Flop Dead Gorgeous, as Andy Carpenter goes bicoastal to prove an old friend’s innocence.
Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter remembers every dog that’s come through the Tara Foundation’s doors, but the most well-known alum of the dog rescue organization that Andy founded in Paterson, New Jersey, may be Mamie. Adopted by famous actress Jenny Nichols—Andy’s high school girlfriend—the miniature French poodle is now practically a starlet in her own right.
Andy doesn’t hold it against his friend. In fact, he and his wife, Laurie, have dinner with Jenny while she’s in town filming her next big hit. But after an eventful meal, there’s a plot twist the next morning that none of them see coming: Jenny’s costar is found dead, a knife in his back. It’s not long before Jenny is arrested for the murder and finds herself in need of Andy’s legal services.
While Mamie becomes reacquainted with Tara, Andy’s golden retriever, Andy digs into the lives of the rich and famous.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Rosenfelt's witty, well-paced 27th courtroom cozy starring Paterson, N.J., trial lawyer Andy Carpenter (after 2022's Santa's Little Yelpers) sees Carpenter failing, once again, to settle into a blissful retirement. When Hollywood star Jenny Nichols returns to Paterson during a break on a film she's shooting in New York City, she gets in touch with Andy, who for years has proudly touted the fact that the two used to date when they were in high school. To prove as much to doubting friends, he organizes a dinner party in Jenny's honor. During the dinner, Jenny's costar Ryan barges in and demands that Jenny, who has recently broken off their affair, leave with him. Andy's wife, a former Paterson cop, twists the handsome actor's arm to subdue him. The next morning, Andy gets a desperate call from Jenny: she has found Ryan dead in the kitchen of the house where she's staying, and the police are ready to charge her with his murder. A well-constructed plot and vivid characters—both human and canine, as Rosenfelt dedicates plenty of space to Jenny's miniature French poodle, Mamie—make this a treat for fans. Rarely does a series this long-running still feel so fresh.
