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Play Dead

Andy Carpenter • Book 6

4.30 ABR Score (10.9K ratings)
★ 4.22 Goodreads (8.6K) ★ 4.53 Audible (2.4K)
7h 41m Released 2007 Mystery

About This Audiobook

Attorney Andy Carpenter wins an appeal for a golden retriever on death row, then discovers the dog is the only living witness to a five-year-old murder. The case leads Andy to take on an innocent man's appeal, requiring him to construct a legal argument that seriously asks a jury to weigh canine testimony. David Rosenfelt builds his sixth Andy Carpenter novel around the premise with complete commitment, and the result mixes legal comedy with genuine stakes and a climax that puts both lawyer and dog at risk.

Grover Gardner has narrated the Andy Carpenter series from the beginning, and his warm, slightly sardonic delivery is perfectly matched to Rosenfelt's voice. He handles Andy's self-aware humor and the novel's emotional core with equal facility, and the dog-centric premise is in capable hands with a narrator who never lets the sentiment outpace the plot. At under eight hours, Play Dead is a reliably satisfying listen.