Every now and then I’ll take a chance on a Kindle special – this book was on sale for $1.99 a few weeks ago and I decided to buy it even though I don’t usually read mysteries. It was definitely worth reading, but I’m not sure I’ll read the sequels – for one thing, they’re really expensive! The Kindle books are $11.99 and up. Seems pricey for mysteries that have been out for a couple of years.
Dog On It by Spencer Quinn
(2009, Mystery) 11/6/12
Grade: 3.5
Chet is on the case, helping his private investigator partner Bernie solve the case of a missing teenager. Unfortunately, since Chet is a dog, he has some trouble communicating with his owner, but Bernie is a pretty good investigator – although he needs Chet to solve the case!
This was a fun mystery that was narrated by Chet, the canine partner of a private investigator. Chet is a great narrator – it’s a lot of fun to see Chet following clues (and getting sidetracked by stray Cheetos and pet birds). The problem was that the mystery went very slowly – Chet had the case solved by halfway through the book and then we had to wait… and wait… and wait… for Bernie to catch up. As much as I liked Chet as a narrator, he had some limitations when it came to solving the crime. Overall, this was a fun read but it had a few problems as well.
There seems to be a trend of books narrated by animals – I’ve read a couple of other ones this year. Although I like the idea, they all seemed to have some flaws.
Karen Wheless
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