Thereby Hangs a Tail

A Chet and Bernie Mystery

De: Spencer Quinn

Narrado por: Jim Frangione

Spencer Quinn follows the critical success of his "New York Times best-selling Dog on It with this second mystery starring hapless private investigator Bernie and his four-legged partner Chet, a K-9 school dropout.

While Bernie continues his struggle to pay the bills, Chet - with his sharp nose and even sharper teeth - keeps bringing down the perps. Told from Chet's perspective and featuring the humorous ramblings of a dog, Thereby Hangs a Tail is another winner.

©2010 Spencer Quinn (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC

with Tail wagging ....

Having thoroughly enjoyed the first Chet & Bernie mystery, I was delighted to find the second, and I was not disappointed. Again, the character of Chet comes through and rings true -- dog lovers will recognize the mannerisms and behaviors in their own dogs. And even if he tends to repeat himself or wonder off into wild tangents, well, dogs do that! The mystery was a bit better this time, too.

Chet tells a great tale--pun intended

Bernie and Chet are a great combo. Chet'st point of view is unusual and interesting.

Sounds just like it was written by the dog

Thereby Hangs a Tail is the second full book in the Chet and Bernie cozy mystery series. Starring Bernie Little, the apparently bumbling private investigator, and his faithful dog, Chet, the K9 school dropout, this series tell the story of the duo’s cases from Chet’s point of view.

Spencer Quinn does a marvelous job of capturing the dog’s-eye view. The stories sound just like Chet is really telling them – complete with his unique view of what is really important, and occasional lapses of focus. But Chet also can occasionally pick up on what is truly important. And if he was working with anybody but Bernie, this might go unnoticed.

Jim Frangione does a wonderful job with the narration. He sounds just like you would expect Chet to sound if a dog could talk.

In this story, Chet and Bernie get tangled up with a tiny show dog and her rich owner. At first glance, it doesn’t look like their kind of case at all, and if they weren’t struggling to make the rent and so on, they probably would never have taken the case at all. At first, I thought Chet might do something to get them dropped from the case, and then that he and the show dog – Princess – wouldn’t get along at all. But when Chet and Princess find themselves having to cross the desert on their own and Chet notices a very determined look in Princess’s eyes which he comes to respect, they seem to strike up a friendship.

The humans in the book mostly fare less well. Particularly Princess’ owner, who dies. For a long stretch, Chet and Princess, who are the ones to discover her body, are the only ones who know she is dead. Besides the “perp”, of course. But the “perp” makes his big mistake when he messes with Suzie, Bernie’s reporter friend.

Hmmmm.....

I didn’t enjoy this book as much as “Dog On It”, but it’s still a good listen. I kind of lost interest about mid book but the plot finally picked up. The ending?? He’s smart... you gotta listen to the next one to find out! Imagine that!

Chet Rocks Amigo!

Fun, fun, fun. Chet and Bernie solve another one. Looking forward to another tail wagging story.