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Former detective turned noted author and dog trainer, Carol Lea Benjamin, returns with her celebrated dark and edgy suspense series featuring smart and compelling private investigator Rachel Alexander - a new addition to the Morrow/Avon list. A New York City police officer nearing retirement dies "accidentally," while cleaning his service revolver in the bathroom of his Greenwich Village apartment. Private investigator, Rachel Alexander, is stunned to learn she's been named the executor to show more his will--after all, they'd only met when she was doing pet therapy with her pit bull, Dashiell. A member of Rachel's 9/11 survivors group, the officer never spoke at meetings--a really hard case. But then there was the one time he took Dash for a walk around the block. When Dash returned, the fur on his head was soaked with tears.... Was this death really a suicide? And why would the deceased have chosen a near stranger to perform such an intimate task--especially when he's survived by a brother and sister? As Rachel sets about her work, she soon discovers a mystery from the deceased's childhood that may have led to this terrible tragedy.... show lessTags
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A really good book, couldn't put it down.
A great mystery for dog lovers. Fun and topical.
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36+ Works 1,746 Members
Carol Lea Benjamin is a dog trainer and author who integrates her careers into both fiction and nonfiction writing. Benjamin's nonfiction works include, Dog Training in 10 Minutes and The Chosen Puppy: How to Select and Raise a Great Puppy from an Animal Shelter. Her fiction works include The Dog Who Knew Too Much and This Dog for Hire, which won show more the 1997 Dog Writer Association of America Award for Fiction. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Fall Guy
- Original publication date
- 2004-08-17
- People/Characters
- Rachel Alexander; Dashiell (American Pit Bull Terrier); Timothy O'Fallon
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- Members
- 110
- Popularity
- 294,321
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.69)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 3
