Heart of Barkness (Chet and Bernie Mystery, #9)

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Spencer Quinn s Heart of Barkness is the latest in the New York Times bestselling series that the Los Angeles Times called nothing short of masterful Chet the dog, the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction Boston Globe and P.I Bernie encounter heartache and much worse in the world of country music They re both music lovers, so when Lotty Pilgrim, a country singer from long ago, turns up at a local bar, they drive out to catch her act Bernie s surprised to see someone who was once so big performing in such a dive, and drops a C note the Little Detective Agency can t afford to part with into the tip jar The C note is stolen right from under their noses even from under Chet s, the nose that misses nothing and before the night is over, it s stolen again.Soon they re working the most puzzling case of their career, a case that takes them back in time in search of old border town secrets, and into present day danger where powerful people want those secrets to stay hidden Chet and Bernie find themselves sucked into a real life murder ballad where there is no one to trust but each other. Free Download Heart of Barkness (Chet and Bernie Mystery, #9) By Spencer Quinn For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Everyone s favorite canine narrator, Chet, is back to describe another case he solves with his partner, Bernie Lotty Pilgrim, country music singer , is about to plead guilty to murdering her manager lover, Clint Bernie thinks she s innocent, and sets out to find the truth.Heart of Barkness by Spencer Quinn is book nine in the Chet and Bernie series New readers should note that the series is a first person narrative by Chet, the dog half of the duo, so the opinions, observations and conclusions are a bit different from those in other mystery books Needed information from previous books is included as part of Chet s current narrative, so new readers can easily follow along as Chet investigates everything and comments on people and events Chet describes himse Heart of Barkness by Spencer Quinn is book nine in the Chet and Bernie series New readers should note that the series is a first person narrative by Chet, the dog half of the duo, so the opinions, observations and conclusions are a bit different from those in other mystery books Needed information from previous books is included as part of Chet s current narrative, so new readers can easily follow along as Chet investigates everything and comments on people and events Chet describes himself and Bernie as part of The Little ...A new Chet and Bernie book is one of the few that I will pick up and read immediately, regardless of the condition of my To Be Read list This ninth release in the series publication date July 2, 2019 continues the reading pleasure and my enjoyment of Chet s canine narration of the private eye cases of The Little Detective Agency.I ve pondered the chemistry of this series to figure out just what it is that I enjoy so much The humor is the best, the mysteries are great always tied to compelli A new Chet and Bernie book is one of the few that I will pick up and read immediately, regardless of the condition of my To Be Read list This ninth release in the series publication date July 2, 2019 continues the reading pleasure and my enjoyment of Chet s canine narration of the private eye cases of The Little Detective Agency.I ve pondered the chemistry of this series to figure out just what it is that I enjoy so much The humor is the best, the mysteries are great always tied to compelling human stories , and the inimitable relationship between canine Chet and all human Bernie is irresistible, particularly in the way that they both understand the other with simple glances and ...Spending time with two of my favorite detective partners is always such a pleasure and Chet and Bernie have not let me down this time as if they ever do This isthan just a man and his dog this is a crime fighting duo that is good at what they do because they re so very much in tune with each other.Speaking of being in tune, the country music world is at the heart of their latest case, specifically investigating a murder with the aim of proving someone s innocence Lotty s career goes b Spending time with two of my favorite detective partners is always such a pleasure and Chet and Bernie have not let me down this time as if they ever do This isthan just a man and his dog this is a crime fighting duo that is good at what they do because they re so very much in tune with each other.Speaking of being in tune, the country music world is at the heart of their latest case, specifically investigating a murder with the aim of proving someone s innocence Lotty s career goes back decades and, as Bernie digs deeper with Chet s unique brand of assistance, they unearth secrets and family issues she never wanted revealed but these long ago truths may be her only way out of jail.As always, Chet tells the story with his usual doggy charm and his own understanding of the strange ways of humans Naturally, Chet is sure that Bernie can do no wrong but even he is surprised at l...I enjoyed this very much, but then I usually do enjoy the Chet and Bernie books This one has Bernie trying to help a country music singer who has fallen on difficult times The situation becomesandtangled until Lotty Pilgrim finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation She doesn t trust Bernie Little of the Little Detective Agency so she won t cooperate with him on the case but somebody else is willing to hire Bernie to get to the truth.This story had a little bit of an I enjoyed this very much, but then I usually do enjoy the Chet and Bernie books This one has Bernie trying to help a country music singer who has fallen on difficult times The situation becomesandtangled until Lotty Pilgrim finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation She doesn t trust Bernie Little of the Little Detective Agency so she won t cooperate with him on the case but somebody else is willing to hire Bernie to get to the truth.This story had a little bit of an unsettled vibe to it Bernie goes all introspective and large portions of his thoughts are not revealed to the readers which makes for some puzzled looks from me Bernie talks mostly to Chet in this story, and that s fine, but thrashing this problem out with a human person could have moved the story along and explained some of what Bernie was thinking I...3.75 rounded up.It s been a while since I read a Chet and Bernie story, I d missed Chet s one of a kind viewpoint.It also seems I d slightly forgotten how we left our favorite duo at the end of Scents and Sensibility Bernie has been in the hospital for a few months recovering from the events of that book, and the future of his relationship with his girlfriend, Suzie was also left up in the air.With those loose ends in mind you can see why it takes a bit for the true meaty mystery plot of this 3.75 rounded up.It s been a while since I read a Chet and Bernie story, I d missed Chet s one of a kind viewpoint.It also seems I d slightly forgotten how we left our favorite duo at the end of Scents and Sensibility Bernie has been in the hospital for a few months recovering from the events of that book, and the future of his relationship with his girlfriend, Suzie was also left up in the air.With those loose ends in mind you can see why it takes a bit for the true meaty mystery plot of this book to really get going Not that I mind the slow build the Chet and Bernie cases can sometimes have, I just think that in some cases, this being one of them, the mystery itself could have been drawn out longer,time pages action put in Once we r...Oh, Chet How I ve missed you It s been a long four year wait for Chet and Bernie to make a new appearance While Scents and Sensibility ended with Bernie barely hanging to life, he has recovered and is returning home at the beginning of Heart of Barkness Chet, the dog half of the Little Detective Agency, is his usual happy, doggy self He is tip top and ready to grab a perp by the pant leg.In Heart of Barkness, Bernie investigates a death that an aging country singer, Lotty, is about to confe Oh, Chet How I ve missed you It s been a long four year wait for Chet and Bernie to make a new appearance While Scents and Sensibility ended with Bernie barely hanging to life, he has recovered and is returning home at the beginning of Heart of Barkness Chet, the dog half of the Little Detective Agency, is his usual happy, doggy self He is tip top and ready to grab a perp by the pant leg.In Heart of Barkness, Bernie investigates a death that an aging country singer, Lotty, is about to confess to The truth lies 50 years in the past Bernie is also dealing with Suzie deciding she won t be returning after her job in London in over But there is also Dr Eliza who is definitely interested in beingthan friends.While the story is told from Chet the Jet s point of view, it isn t really a book for kids though other than a few vulgar words, there is nothing offen...After four entire years of the cliff hanger at the end of the eighth book, Chet and Bernie are finally back My son and I wondered if it would ever make it out, but it did He s still reading it, but as you have no doubt ascertained, I m done.Why four stars well, it was just so good to hear Chet s voice again If nothing else, Spencer Quinn has mastered the voice of a dog But of course, there isthan that This time Chet and Bernie are caught up in the world of country music after they se After four entire years of the cliff hanger at the end of the eighth book, Chet and Bernie are finally back My son and I wondered if it would ever make it out, but it did He s still reading it, but as you have no doubt ascertained, I m done.Why four stars well, it was just so good to hear Chet s voice again If nothing else, Spencer Quinn has mastered the voi...

Heart of Barkness (Chet and Bernie Mystery, #9)
  • English
  • 21 April 2018
  • ebook
  • 304 pages
  • 1250297710
  • Spencer Quinn
  • Heart of Barkness (Chet and Bernie Mystery, #9)