Spencer Quinn, Author . Atria $25 (305p) ISBN 978-1-4165-8583-1
Set in the Valley of an unnamed Western state, Quinn's winning debut introduces one smart canine detective and his partner, PI Bernie Little of the Little Detective Agency, who's pretty quick on the uptake himself. Chet, a “lively...
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Spencer Quinn, Atria, $25 (320p) ISBN 978-1-4391-5707-7
When Peanut, the elephant star of the Drummond Family Traveling Circus, goes missing, along with elephant tamer Uri DeLeath, Uri's tearful clown partner, Popo, seeks the help of canine detective Chet the Jet and Chet's human partner in cracking...
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Spencer Quinn, Author Atria Books $25 (309p) ISBN 978-1-4165-8585-5
Taking the genre for another refreshing spin, Quinn brings back Chet, the 100-pound crime-fighting canine he introduced in last year's Dog On It. Once again narrated by Chet, this volume finds dog and owner, private investigator Bernie Little,...
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Spencer Quinn. Atria, $25 (320p) ISBN 978-1-4391-5709-1
Near the start of the pseudonymous Quinn's outstanding fourth Chet and Bernie whodunit (after 2010's To Fetch a Thief), Anya Vereen asks PI Bernie Little to pose as a friend of hers and accompany her to parents' weekend at Big Bear Wilderness Camp,...
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Spencer Quinn. Atria, $25 (320p) ISBN 978-1-4516-6516-1
The pseudonymous Quinn’s fine fifth Chet and Bernie mystery (after 2011’s The Dog Who Knew Too Much) finds Bernie Little and his dog, Chet, of the Little Detective Agency, strapped for cash. Fortunately, Mayor Trimble of the Valley, their hometown...
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Spencer Quinn. Atria, $25 (320p) ISBN 978-1-4767-0322-0
Bestseller Quinn’s entertaining sixth Chet and Bernie mystery (after 2012’s A Fistful of Collars) once again successfully uses the conceit of a dog able to understand English, albeit only literally (e.g., a reference to “cash cows” has Chet anxious...
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Spencer Quinn. Atria, $25 (320p) ISBN 978-1-4767-0339-8
Bestseller Quinn’s subpar seventh Chet and Bernie mystery (after 2013’s The Sound and the Furry) takes Bernie Little, head of the Little Detective Agency, and his canine partner, Chet, from Arizona to Washington, D.C., where Bernie hopes to mend...
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Spencer Quinn. Atria, $25 (320p) ISBN 978-1-4767-0342-8
The theft of a saguaro cactus kicks off Quinn’s charmingly offbeat eighth mystery narrated by Chet, the crime-solving canine, who idolizes his human partner, Bernie Little of the Little Detective Agency (after 2014’s Paw and Order). Special...
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Spencer Quinn. Forge, $25.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-250-29772-3
In bestseller Quinn’s delightful ninth Chet and Bernie mystery (after 2015’s Scents and Sensibility), Chet, the series’ good-natured, loyal, and exuberant canine narrator, and his partner and friend, Bernie Little, the owner and sole employee of the
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Spencer Quinn. Forge, $26.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-250-29769-3
The appeal of Quinn’s routine 10th Chet and Bernie mystery (after 2019’s Heart of Barkness) lies solely in the conceit of a whodunit narrated by a canine. Wendell Nero, chairman emeritus of the geology department of Valley College in an unspecified...
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Spencer Quinn. Forge, $26.99 (272p) ISBN 978-1-250-77024-0
At the start of Quinn’s cleverly plotted 11th Chet and Bernie mystery (after 2020’s Of Mutts and Men), PI Bernie Little of the Little Detective Agency is on the road with his canine partner, Chet, in the unidentified southwestern U.S. city where...
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Spencer Quinn. Forge, $26.99 (272p) ISBN 978-1-250-77032-5
In Quinn’s delightful 12th Chet and Bernie mystery (after Tender Is the Bite), Lauritz Vogner, who expresses an interest in Baroque art and architecture, offers Bernie Little, the head of the Little Detective Agency in the Valley (which is “almost...
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Spencer Quinn. Forge, $26.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-250-84327-2
At the start of Quinn’s winning 14th Chet and Bernie mystery (after 2021’s It’s a Wonderful Woof), Bernie Little, owner of the Little Detective Agency, and his canine partner and the series’ narrator, Chet, are driving home to the Valley (somewhere...
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Spencer Quinn. Forge, $26.99 (304p) ISBN 978-1-250-84333-3
Edgar winner Quinn (a pseudonym for Peter Abrams, author of the Chet and Bernie mysteries) launches a new series with this sprightly adventure featuring 71-year-old Loretta Plansky, a rich Florida widow. She and her husband, Norm, made millions by...
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