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Bury the Lead

#3 in series

by David Rosenfelt
Grover Gardner
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Clever plot twists, deft legal maneuverings, and keen wit are hallmarks of Rosenfelt's third follow-up to his Edgar-nominated debut novel, featuring millionaire attorney, Andy Carpenter, who is irreverent, intelligent, sarcastic and dry.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Andy Carpenter

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 3, 2004

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781593163044
      • File size: 169410 KB
      • Duration: 05:52:56

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Reporter Daniel Cummings is receiving messages from a serial killer who is murdering Patterson, New Jersey, women and cutting off their hands. When Cummings himself is accused of the crimes, Andy Carpenter becomes his defense attorney and investigates the crimes along with his girlfriend, Laurie, an ex-cop turned P.I., and his dog, Tara. Grover Gardner captures the spirit of the wisecracking Carpenter, whose bravado is only skin deep. Laurie, on the other hand, is the strong, silent type, who dishes out justice as needed in a no-nonsense manner. Gardner's reading is flawless, rendering a soft New Jersey accent that is never confused with its near-twin of New York. This whodunit wends its way to a surprise ending. M.B.K. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 3, 2004
      In Rosenfelt's breezy crime confection, his third to feature Andy Carpenter (after 2003's First Degree
      ), a serial killer who cuts off his victims' hands has been terrorizing the dog-loving lawyer's northern New Jersey turf. When the cops charge one of the murders to newspaperman Daniel Cummings, who's been receiving messages from the killer taunting the police, Andy and his legal team step up to the defense. The author writes like a guy relentlessly channel surfing, always on the move, never risking boredom. Of police fiber technician Donald Prescott, one of the many characters briefly met, he notes: "if you possess both a desire to be a cop and a self-preservation instinct, it's a good job to have. There is even less chance that Prescott will get shot at than the guy who draws the chalk outlines around bodies." When a Passaic police detective asks Andy what he was doing while his ex-cop girlfriend was beating up a bad guy ("Holding her purse?"), Andy thinks, "He knows nothing; the fact is that Laurie wasn't even carrying a purse that night. It was more of a handbag." The witty asides never stop. The novel may not have a single convincing dramatic moment, but the tricks and turns before the resolution provide a fun rollercoaster ride. Agent, Robin Rue. Mystery Guild Featured Alternate. (June 9)

      FYI:
      Open and Shut (2002), the first in the series, was nominated for Edgar, Shamus and Gumshoe awards.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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