A Cat Was Involved

A Chet and Bernie Mystery Short, Story 1

De: Spencer Quinn

Narrado por: Jim Frangione

Spencer Quinn’s first original audio short story reveals how everyone’s favorite detective duo - Chet the Dog and P.I. Bernie Little - came to meet before their first big case in Dog On It. As fans know, Chet first met Bernie on that fateful day when he flunked out of K-9 police school. The details of that day, though, have always remained a little vague (like so much in Chet’s doggy brain). All we know is that Chet had been the best leaper in his K-9 class, but for some reason he failed his final leaping test...and that a cat was involved...and that there was some blood. But whose?

The test, the cat, the blood - all pieces of a puzzle that, when solved, will bring down a dangerous gang of thieves - and signal the start of a beautiful friendship. This fateful day has been alluded to in every book in the series, and now fans of Chet and Bernie will finally get to find out what actually happened. For these two beloved characters, it was something like love at first sight - and, for Chet, at first smell, too.

©2012 Spencer Quinn (P)2012 Recorded Books

Favorite crime fighters

Two—one of my favorite numbers—of the best!
Bernie and Chet (or Chet and Bernie, depending get on ... the thought seems to have drifted away but never mind.) I’m looking forward to July 2019 when their new adventure arrives.

When they say short they mean SHORT

Any additional comments?

I love Chet and Bernie and the story was good but at the end I really felt like really that's it. Please mr Quinn give me more!!!

Hilarious!

Could not stop laughing! This book is so funny and sweet; a great book about Chet and Bernie's first meeting.

Chet saves the day

It was great to get the backstory about the Bernie and Chet partnership. It is truly a match made in heaven.

Cute story

I might have to find out more about the dog stories. Was cute but just a little too short

Love it

Have listened to it many times; a regular go-to. K-9 school details annoyingly inaccurate but not that serious.

Cute and quick!

I didn't have time to start a novel so I selected this on its length. It's the second Bernie and Chet story I've listened to and I'm really enjoying them.

Great Dog & Private Eye Team Mix “Go-To” Moves!

This cool audiobook is written by a dog! And narrated by him too (aided by Jim Frangione). The somewhat-large animal’s name is Chet and he assists a kind Private Eye police detective named Bernie Little: it’s the perfect canine job for Chet because he loves to stick his nose into things — which is a great help for his master! Bernie just has to lay low at times while the brave stray does the more challenging chase-down of criminals for peanuts (or bone-shaped biscuits actually, maybe crullers or Slim Jims as the case may be!)
This detective narrative is the first one (Prequel) in a popular series of Short Fiction stories (under an hour) by Spencer Quinn and it tells of the first time this twosome originally work together to solve a mystery beginning at Canine School.
A man in a Hawaiian shirt (named Bernie) arrives at the academy’s parking lot and makes chummy friends with Chet but suddenly a lady screams: her yellow car has been stolen with Beauty (her precious white cat with golden eyes) inside. And so begins this wonderfully charming tale of how Chet and Bernie join forces together to locate a hidden stash of 42 stolen cars and earn a substantial reward paycheque much needed by Bernie … and the twosome’s adventure team is born outright. More F.U.N. standalone short stories may be followed in this delightful series which includes amusing antics and lighthearted banter.

Fun but inconsistent with other stories

It's great to find out that Chet didn't flunk out of canine school just because " a cat was involved". As usual, he was solving a mystery. The wonderful chemistry between Bernie and Chet is established. But in this story, on the day he meets Chet, Bernie refers to his ex-wife. In all the other books, it's clear that Chet was around in the "Leda Days" and when Charlie was little. So I guess it's just that Chet's memory is a little confused. Maybe his first experience of Slim Jims crowded out everything else!

The beginning how Chet and Bernie met!

Really terrific fun! How Chet and Bernie became a team! It was kismet when they met! Great little story!! I am glad that I actually read this after reading other stories even though it os the start of the team it meant more to me knowing already how great they are together! Well done!