Somebody's Doodle

De: Nikki Attree, Richard Attree

Narrado por: Greg Patmore

How could anybody steal a dog like Gizmo...?

When petty criminals "Flash Harry" Smith and Jack ("The Lad") Jones start nicking dogs, they soon realise they’ve bitten off more than they can chew...

Their victim, Elizabeth Parker-Smyth, is a high-flying movie producer with a Grand Design of a house and a designer dog to match. Their hostages, Gizmo and Doodle, are the co-stars of her next film: "Nobody’s Poodle". Their nemesis, Annie Capello, is a quirky, big-hearted pet detective, who tracks the dognappers through cyberspace and finds herself entangled in their shenanigans.

Then there are the two pairs of star-crossed lovers. One couple may be human and the other canine, but they share similar memories of a whirlwind romance: “We’ll always have Stoke Newington".

Somebody’s Doodle is a fast-moving, heady mix of crime, humour, romance, and some wooftastic dogs. As it races towards the climax, the human protagonists search for truth and reconciliation and glimpse what we can all learn from Man’s Best Friend.

©2016 Richard Atrree, Nikki Attree (P)2021 Spectrum Audiobooks

Not for Kids, could use more fluidity

Narrator: pleasant voice, differences between characters are well done
Language: R—very strong language (by American standards)
Violence: G—good for everyone
Sexual content: PG-13; not detailed/specific intimate scenes, alluded animal coupling
Parents: not for under 18. Mature themes and content
Story: not the most engaging story on the block. Pretty choppy and slow story overall. Things line up for the characters fairly easily and you can see it coming a mile away. While the dog POV angle was funny, it lost its charm as the book dragged on. The focus seemed to be more on the mature content and the dogs just happened to be there.

Not a book I’d be quick to recommend to anyone.

—I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.