{"product_id":"of-mutts-and-men-9781250297709","title":"Of Mutts and Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpencer Quinn's \u003ci\u003eOf Mutts and Men\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling series that the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \"nothing short of masterful\"...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Chet the dog, \"the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), and his partner, PI Bernie Little of the desert-based Little Detective Agency, arrive to a meeting with hydrologist Wendell Nero, they are in for a shocking sight--Wendell has come to a violent and mysterious end. What did the hydrologist want to see them about? Is his death a random robbery, or something more? Chet and Bernie, working for nothing more than an eight-pack of Slim Jims, are on the case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBernie might be the only one who thinks the police have arrested the wrong man, including the perp's own defense attorney. Chet and Bernie begin to look into Wendell's work, a search that leads to a struggling winemaker who has received an offer he can't refuse. Meanwhile, Chet is smelling water where there is no water, and soon Chet and Bernie are in danger like never before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpencer Quinn is the pen name of Peter Abrahams, the Edgar-award winning author of 47 novels, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Chet and Bernie mystery series, \u003ci\u003eMrs. Plansky's Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Right Side\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOblivion\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Bowser and Birdie series for younger readers. He lives on Cape Cod with his wife Diana--and Dottie, a loyal and energetic member of the four-pawed nation within.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Forge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619385676050,"sku":"9781250297709","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7c1663f-4f39-48f7-bef0-f6806bc20819.jpg?v=1732548983","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/of-mutts-and-men-9781250297709","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}