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Paterson, New Jersey's favorite reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter returns in Dog Day Afternoon, the next mystery in this fan favorite series from National Bestselling Author David Rosenfelt.

Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter has run the Tara Foundation-the dog rescue organization named after his beloved golden retriever-for years. It's always been his…

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1 author picked Dog Day Afternoon as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love David Rosenfelt's Andy Carpenter series. Dog Day Afternoon is the latest release.

I love everything about it--the main character's confident, humorous voice, the fun dog connection, and how, no matter what happens, we know that Andy Carpenter is going to come out on top somehow.

I recommend this book and all of the other Andy Carpenter books in the series.

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