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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780440243649
ISBN number: 0440243645
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Page Count: 336
Printing Date: April 29, 2008
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Release Date: April 29, 2008
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He reads Proust. Surfs the net. Is the soul of diplomacy.
And when it comes to solving crime,
Randolph is the dog for the job.
Murder has come to Manhattan’s East Village. And when detectives call twenty-something artist Harry to the scene, his Labrador, Randolph, instantly smells a rat. Why? Because Harry’s missing almost-fiancée—and Randolph’s beloved mistress—has been implicated in the murder, which has ties to the U.N. While Harry looks to the spirit world for answers, careening between terror and wild hope that Imogen is alive, Randolph goes into detective mode, using his superior Lab brain—2.3 pounds of smoothly functioning gray matter—to surf the Net, track down clues, and even land a job as a “therapy” dog to a depressed diplomat. Suddenly the brainy, book-loving Lab has done the impossible: he’s penetrated the shadowy corridors of the U.N. (which boasts the most vicious, backbiting dog run in the city) in search of a killer. Now it will take all of Randolph’s cunning to protect Harry, clear Imogen’s name, solve the crime—and stay alive long enough to enjoy his upcoming birthday.
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The cover of this book makes it obvious it's the dog who is the brains behind the case-solving as he is also the narrator. Let me introduce you to Randolph, a portly grey lab with a well developed knowledge of literature among other intellectual interests. Randolph and his owner, Harry, an artist, live in Manhattan.
A DOG AMONG DIPLOMATS is the second in the Bull Moose Dog Run series, the very first being A DOG ABOUT TOWN. This story takes up where the very first left off with Harry and Randolph both dealing with the disappearance of Harry's girlfriend, Imogene, who was Randolph's mistress before Harry was in the picture. The reader learns fairly early on that the mystery surrounding Imogene's disappearance involves some Australian land and uranium rights that are soon to be willed to Imogene and certain people are willing to kill for them. The steady flow of dead bodies turning up all seem to point to Imogene as the killer, even though there are several spies disguising themselves as diplomats from the United Nations lurking about. Through the course of the investigation Harry discovers that he didn't know his live-in girlfriend as well as he thought he did. He begins to question everything as the evidence piles up, which leaves Randolph even more determined to help prove her innocence. Randolph is able to learn a lot by filling in as a therapy dog for one of the diplomats. However, between the thyroid condition he is suffering from that leaves him easily exhausted and a murderer in close proximity, even his life is jeopardized.
When reading this book, its important to keep an open mind. There are parts of the book, that if taken too seriously could turn the reader off. It's not a serious, bite your nails kind of mystery. I mean, it isn't every day you read about a dog with his own email account or who orders his favorite books online. But with that being said, those are the quirky things about this book that make it entertaining and different. Basically, it's a decent story with interesting characters. There are a lot of them to keep up with, but Englert is able to blend them all fluently. I could find things about the book to pick at, but then I remember that it's a story about a dog trying to solve a mystery, so I choose to keep my perspective, sit back and enjoy the story.
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If you love dogs and love mysteries/suspense novels, this is a great book for you!
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A really worthy successor to A Dog About Town, this further account of a portly Labrador's adventures leads to spies, the UN, murder, a knife-wielding chef and the thrill of ordering books on the internet. Randolph, the aforesaid Labrador, is the narrator of the book and is still worried about finding his vanished mistress, Imogen, and protecting and communicating with his somewhat gormless human companion, Harry. Harry and Randolph's adventures are sometimes terrifying, sometimes hilarious, and always a great read.
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The follow-up to last year's A Dog About Town comes out of the gate running. And it's a winner! Like the very first book in the series, this one is written in the very first person from Randolph's point of view. But I was now used to seeing through the eyes (and nose) of a dog by this time! :P
In this installment, Randolph and Harry are still pining after the missing Imogen, but now there's been evidence that she's still alive and in New York City. Though why she was last seen fleeing the scene of a murder, and is now nowhere to be found again, has the police, as well as Harry and Randolph, a bit baffled. Randolph has even been asked to play a part, by playing the role of "therapy dog" to a visiting diplomat who will be staying at the Bed & Breakfast from which Imogen recently fled. Now as a few more dead bodies turn up, Imogen's involvement in this string of murders is questioned, though she still can't be found and brought in for questioning herself. Is this just some elaborate hoax someone is trying to pull? Or is there a reason for Harry and Randolph to be worried?
This was another fun cozy and I look forward to reading more about Harry and Randolph in future books.
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Randolph and Harry are back for more!
A great follow-up to A Dog About Town, J.F. Englert picks right up where he left off with A Dog Among Diplomats, keeping the pace going and the characters strong.
Imogen's story is moved forward as the motives behind her disappearance become clearer. It appears that she is involved in much a much bigger picture than very first thought possible, and this time it's possible that she's involved in a murder. It's Randolph's job to put the pieces together to help Harry find out what's going on and clear his mistress' name.
I really like the fact that Harry and Randolph's characters are clearly growing both emotionally and as individuals. They both are coming to terms with Imogen's disappearance, possible betrayal and what that means in their lives and how they need to move forward. Jackson returns to give Harry some much needed focus in a new art project, and Zest Kilpatrick is back to try to lead Harry's heart astray. I like to see Englert moving forward with these aspects of the story, and not letting Harry and Randolph wallow in misery. The characters are clearly becoming their own. There is also the addition of a great new cast of characters, including Harry's sister, Iberia, her husband Tony, and their daughter Haddy McClay.
There is a murder, of course, and Randolph is up to the challenge again. Englert leaves Randolph to his own devices this time and creates new ways for him to communicate with Harry, and even lets his more doggie attributes take over, helping him gather the clues through his own cunning. I think Englert has paid attention to his own dog in creating Randolph; there are so many doggie attributes (the snout stamp, for instance) that I can see in my own dog. I like seeing Randolph handle things in a very doggie-fashion (surfing the net and reading aside). It's an original idea that Englert handles perfectly.
The ending is left wide open for another, and I can't wait to run off with Randolph and Harry for more adventures.
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