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Play Dead

By: David Rosenfelt
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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Few can rival attorney Andy Carpenter's affection for golden retrievers, especially his own beloved Tara. After he astonishes a New Jersey courtroom by successfully appealing another golden's death sentence, Andy discovers that this gentle dog is a key witness to a murder that took place five years before. Andy pushes the boundaries of the law even further as he struggles to free an innocent man by convincing an incredulous jury to take canine testimony seriously. It will take all the tricks Andy's fertile mind can conceive to get to the bottom of a remarkable chain of impersonations and murder, and to save a dog's life - and his own - in the process.
©2007 David Rosenfelt (P)2007 Listen and Live Audio, Inc.

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love the dog

just love Andy and Tara, the dog. the stories are down to earth and very entertaining

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great read

i enjoyed it immensly. the orator did a fabulous delivery. i will check out other works by this author.

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Another great novel

All Andy Carpenter series books are great and worth the listen. I have listened to all books in the series and love them all. The mix of wit, humor and drama are excellent. Just carefull when listening while working out you may laugh while lifting.

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Never disappoints!

Exceeded my expectations! Narrator is excellent! I love the entire series so much that I continue to listen over and over and over again. I can't wait for the next one.

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love this series!

the Andy Carpenter series is so entertaining! It's the first series I turn the TV off so I can hear what is happening with Andy, Tara and crew!

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Golden to the Rescue

Another good story about dogs and lawyers, with mystery to the end. I'll be sorry when I come to the end of this list of books, about Andy and Tara. Having the same reader, makes you feel like to know these people.

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Similar to the others

Danger, helping others, relationship issues, same as the others. Still, a good story well told.

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Great story

I read this book first and then went back and read the earlier books by Mr. Rosenfelt. It was a wonderful introduction to a great character: Andy Carpenter. His biting wit and intelligent writing brings you along for the ride. Grover Gardner is equal to the task. As soon as I finished this book--I bought all the others and didn't listen to anything else until I had finished. It doesn't aim to be great literature but to tell a good story. I loved it.

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Great series, excellent narrator

We are making it through the entire series with our kids on our weekend drives to ski. The character is funny, the mysteries are fun to try to crack and can't usually do so Til close to the end and the narrator is one of the best we've heard.

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The clever quips

I LOVE this whole series. I am starting book 7 “Nee Tricks”. I will be so upset when I have listened to all of them. They get better and better. Love the supporting characters as well.

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