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Geboortedatum: 20th century
Geslacht: male
Nationaliteit: USA
Geboorteplaats: Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Opleiding: New York University
Beroepen: novelist
film writer
dog rescue
Organisaties: Tara Foundation
Prijzen en onderscheidingen: Edgar Award for Best First Novel
Agent: Robin Rue
Sandy Weinberg (film)
Korte biografie: David Rosenfelt is an author who has written nineteen novels and three TV movies. His main character in most of his mystery books is Andy Carpenter, attorney and dog lover.

Rosenfelt graduated from New York University and then decided to work in the movie business. After being interviewed by his uncle, who was the President of United Artists, he was hired and worked his way up the corporate culture. Rosenfelt eventually became the marketing president for Tri-Star Pictures. He married and had two children during this period.

Rosenfelt left the corporate industry and wrote screenplays for movies and television. He turned to writing novels and has become quite successful in that genre. In 1995, he and his wife started the "Tara Foundation" which has saved almost 4,000 dogs. He is a dog lover and supports more than two dozen dogs.

Rosenfelt, a dog lover and who worked with many lawyers in his occupation, created a character, Andy Carpenter, an attorney who faces corporate cultures and who is a dog lover.

Rosenfelt books run in the low to mid 300 pages with 15 basic beats and about 40 scenes fairly consistent with movie and television formats.

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Dog Day Afternoon door David Rosenfelt

This is the 29th in the mystery/legal thriller series featuring the irascible but somehow charming attorney Andy Carpenter. Unfortunately for me, it is only the second I have read. It works well as a standalone.

Andy Carpenter, independently wealthy and his wife, Laurie, a retired member of the police department, operate the Tara Foundation for rescue dogs. Surrounded by a support system of colorful characters to assist, Andy takes on occasional legal cases when he thinks the accused is innocent.

Shockingly, six people at a Paterson, NJ law office are murdered by a masked intruder. Two people escaped unscathed and both identify the killer as someone who worked there doing odd jobs. When Andy’s trusted friend, the almost superhuman Marcus, asks him to take on the case, Andy isn’t sure about it. As he learns more about the accused, he realizes that he is indeed innocent and the murders may have something to do with some nefarious dealings at the firm.

The book has a decent, well paced plot. What I really enjoyed was the humor spread throughout the book, especially Andy’s snarky wit. This is a book that is a mystery, legal thriller, and comedic. What more could you ask?

As an aside, for those unfamiliar with David Rosenfelt…in real life he and his wife do have a Tara Foundation for rescue dogs. They have rescued thousands of dogs. How can you not love this author?

Thanks to #NetGalley and @stmartinspress #minotaurbooks for the DRC.… (meer)

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vkmarco | 2 andere besprekingen | Apr 13, 2024 |

Dog Day Afternoon: An Andy Carpenter Mystery door David Rosenfelt

Andy Carpenter, reluctant lawyer, wealthy and retired, takes on another case. All he wants to do is spend time with his family and run his dog rescue foundation. But when Marcus, his investigator and one scary dude asks for help, Andy can’t refuse. A young man Marcus is mentoring is set up for the murders of his coworkers, but he question is why. With his usual crew, Andy works the case and unlike the previous two dozen novels, Andy doesn’t save the day at the last minute. This was a surprise that I didn’t see coming which makes the story better than the last few books. Overall, it is the same characters, the same wit, and the same legal maneuvers we’ve seen before.… (meer)

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grumpydan | 2 andere besprekingen | Apr 2, 2024 |

Leader of the Pack: An Andy Carpenter Mystery (An… door David Rosenfelt

This Andy Carpenter mystery has him reexamining one of his few losses. Joey Desimone was convicted of murdering his ex-lover and her husband. Andy has always thought he was innocent and convicted because he was the son of a notorious crime boss. When Joey convinces Andy to bring Tara in the guise of a therapy dog to visit his Uncle Nick, Andy hears something from the senile old man than convinces him that everyone overlooked something when the case was first tried.

And when Uncle Nick is killed in a suspicious "accident" just hours after talking to Andy, Andy is more convinced than ever that Joey was wrongly convicted. Andy's investigation takes him into the secrets of some of the old crime families and also shows him how much the old ways have changed.

This new generation of crime bosses are still as adept at evil though as Andy quickly learns.

I enjoyed this tenth book in the Andy Carpenter series. I never get tired of his snark. I also like his determination that justice prevail.… (meer)

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kmartin802 | 11 andere besprekingen | Mar 24, 2024 |

Dog Day Afternoon: An Andy Carpenter Mystery (An… door David Rosenfelt

unputdownable, multiple-murder, local-law-enforcement, snark-fest, verbal-humor, framed, investigations, investigators, friendship, family, thriller, suspense, abduction, laugh-out-loud, dogs, courtroom-drama, lawyers, teamwork, animal-rescue

Had to read this one as soon as it was shared with me! Andy, Laurie, the Bubala Brigade, Sam, Marcus Clark, the K-Team and others work hard to clear a friend of Marcus framed for a multiple murder and uncover a real rat's nest of crooks.
Don't know how he does it, but each book is totally unputdownable.
If you've never tried this series, any of the books can easily be read out of order so just drop in anywhere and have a good read while laughing your sox off! This is NOT an unbiased review! I love the Andy Carpenter and K-Team books! The stories are imaginative, somewhat plausible, totally engaging, and off-set reality despite how close to the news some of them can be.
Andy Carpenter is a wise-mouthed lawyer who can afford to take semi-retirement by only representing innocent clients while co-owning a dedicated rescue shelter for dogs. Add in that his wife is no longer law enforcement but works as his private investigator and more and you have the baseline for these convoluted mysteries. There are many other people who help Andy find out what the truth really is and make it courtroom admissible (The K-Team). The mysteries are always intriguing, and I cackled my way through the whole thing (again)!
I requested and received a temporary EARC from St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
I have already preordered the audio narrated by the talented Grover Gardner!… (meer)

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jetangen4571 | 2 andere besprekingen | Mar 22, 2024 |

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