Flop Dead Gorgeous - David Rosenfelt

 Flop Dead Gorgeous - David Rosenfelt

Publication Date:  July 4, 2023

She read

This is the 27th in the Andy Carpenter series and I have only now discovered it thanks to the recommendation of a fellow bookstagrammer.  It worked well as a standalone, although it would have been nice to have met the repeating characters earlier.

Andy Carpenter, an independently wealthy attorney, and his wife, Laurie, a retired member of the police department, operate the Tara Foundation for rescue dogs. Jenny Nichols, whom Andy once dated in high school and is now a well known actress who incidentally got her beloved dog, Mamie from the Foundation, is accused of murder.  After a dinner with the Carpenters and some friends, her ex boyfriend is found dead in the kitchen of the house in which she is staying.  Carpenter takes on the case, his investigation to find the real killer aided by Laurie and a cast of supporting characters.  

The book has a decent, well paced plot. What I really enjoyed was the humor spread throughout the book.  This is one of the few books I have ever read (and I have read many) that had me chuckling out loud. 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?

I am adding this series to my list of must reads and am looking forward to the next one.

Thanks to #netgalley and #stmartinspress #minotaur for the ARC.

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