Another slam dunk for Andy Carpenter and his crew! Thank you Netgalley for always offering David Rosenfelt's books – he never disappoints and his humor makes reading his books a pleasure.

Holy Chow by David Rosenfelt (Andy Carpenter #25) 5 stars

Best In Snow

The newest book in the Andy Carpenter series after "Best In Snow" finds Andy Carpenter embroiled in defending Tony Wasserman, the stepson of Rachel Morehouse on the crime of her murder. Andy met Rachel when she adopted a chow chow from Andy's dog rescue organization. Out of the blue she makes a strange request for Andy to take care of her dog if she dies and her stepson can't take care of him. A little after that request, Andy gets a phone call from her estate attorney to attend the reading of her will; at the reading Tony is arrested for her murder. Can Andy and company find the real murderer and get Tony off the hook? You'll will have to read to find out.

I adored this book, it was a fast read with all the usual supporting characters. I recommend reading "Citizen K-9" the newest K-Team mystery to get the full impact of one of the long-running gags in this series. You don't have to read "Citizen K-9" but I highly recommend it. The way that Team Andy puts together this case is masterful. I was totally surprised as to the identity of Rachel Morehouse's killer, there were enough red herrings to lead the reader astray. I eagerly await the next Andy Carpenter book " Santa's Little Yelpers" coming in October 2022.

Thank you Netgalley and St. Martins/Minotaur Books for this ARC.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, St. Martin’s Press and by #NetGalley. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Holy Chow is a wonderful addition to the Andy Carpenter series. A delightful cozy mystery series that’s firmly established this doesn’t disappoint.

I love reading books by David Rosenfelt and Holy Chow is definitely my favourite book in this series. Andy, Laurie, Marcus,Corey,Sam, Eddie and the rest of the gang are back on Andy’s next case and it is a hoot . New discoveries are learned by Andy about one of the gang, who works for Andy. This book was a delightful read and so comforting because I like David Rosenfelt’s style of writing and humour. The burning question for me is Edna really ever going to get married because her wedding plans have been going on a long time. Thank you David Rosenfelt for letting me escape the real world with this wonderful book. I am a 🐶 dog lover too. I look forward to your next book and a cup of 🫖 tea. Bravo 🙌👏🇨🇦🥰🐶🤞👍💐

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except for a great Andy Carpenter book from David Rosenfelt. Yes, the world's busiest semi-retired lawyer is back in Holy Chow. And, the reader is better for it. I don't need to tell anyone about the wit and charm of this series. At this point, it's a given. Rosenfelt serves up another sophisticated plot which puts our protagonist at risk. There is no shortage of dastardly deeds in this latest adventure featuring New Jersey's star legal eagle. And, as a bonus, there's a stunning revelation about one of the series regulars! I won't spill the beans but, suffice to say, you'll know it when you read it. Kudos to Rosenfelt for keeping the series fresh after all these years! Thank you to St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books, & NetGalley for the advance reading copy! #HolyChow #NetGalley

laugh-out-loud, law-enforcement, lawyers, murder, murder-investigation, teamwork, money-laundering, family, falsely accused, family-dynamics, friendship, senior-citizens, computer-nerd, dogs, chow-dog, courtroom-drama, situational-humor, verbal-humor, snark-fest, fast-pace, thriller*****

This is NOT an unbiased review! I love the Andy Carpenter and K-Team books! The stories are imaginative, somewhat plausible, totally engaging, and off-set reality.
This one centers on the case of a man who goes to the lawyer's office for the reading of a will and winds up in custody for first degree murder of the deceased. It gets really crazy from then on with the exposure of murders that were initially deemed accidental or suicide, money laundering, and even some really bad actors that the Feds are extremely happy to remove from society.
This series can easily be read out of order or just drop in anywhere and have a good read while laughing your sox off!
Andy Carpenter is a wise-mouthed lawyer who can afford to take semi-retirement by only representing innocent clients while supporting an animal shelter. Add in that his wife is no longer law enforcement but works as his private investigator and more and you have the baseline for these convoluted mysteries. There are many other people who help Andy find out what the truth really is and make it courtroom admissible, including a crew of senior citizen hackers who don't work Friday evenings and bake wonderful goodies! Cackled my way through the whole thing!
I requested and received a free e-book copy from St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
I will definitely get the audio when it comes out.

Thanks to St. Martins Press and Netgalley for providing this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter winds up defending Tony, the step son of Rachel, a woman who had previously adopted a Chow from his rescue. Rachel and Tony were just starting to cultivate a relationship after Rachel’s husband and Tony’s estranged father passed away. Turns out Rachel was worth billions following the death of her husband, who was only planning to give $300k to his son in his will. Tony appears to have motive but Andy thinks he is innocent and is then forced to come out of retirement to defend him.

I love this series and all of the characters. I have rescue dogs, so I love their inclusion in the stories. I love Andy’s wit and these are actually pretty good mysteries. I look forward to the next.

As usual, once I started reading, I couldn't stop until I finished. This is the 25th book in the Andy Carpenter series and I'd say that has pretty much held true for all of them. Now, true, I had to delay starting because, well, I needed to take my own dog for a walk. Andy would understand. I was drawn to the series because of the dog connection but have stayed for the self-deprecating humor, witty dialogue, and well-defined characters. Hey, we even learn a bit more about Marcus who, to be honest, I'm about half convinced is Superman in disguise.

As usual, the plot initially sounds simple. Andy's Tara Foundation adopted out Lion, a senior Chow, to Rachel Morehouse. Rachel calls him out of the blue one day to ask him to be sure Lion is cared for if something happens to her and her stepson can't take Lion. Andy thinks nothing more about it until he's notified Rachel has died and he should show up at the reading of her will. He goes, mostly thinking he's there to pick up the dog. Then, her stepson, Tony, who actually adores the dog, is arrested for her murder just as the reading of the will is about to start.

That's when it gets complicated. Andy has been trying for years to retire, winds up as Tony's lawyer. Who killed Rachel Morehouse? Why? That's the big question Andy must answer to successfully defend his client. Speaking of his client, why was Tony estranged from the family? How is the family business connected? What does Sam discover while hacking his way through records? Do we really need to know exactly how late a plane lands each flight? What could that have to do with Rachel's murder? How many times has Marcus saved Andy's life over the lifespan of this series? I don't know. The question just struck me. Dirty money? Drugs? How do all these things connect? And, oh, there's more but you're going to have to read the book to find the answers to these and other questions.

Thank you #NetGalley and #SMB, #StMartinsBooks, for inviting me to drop in on Andy, Laurie, and the dogs. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment, well, aside from that really scary moment but, well, Marcus was there. He'd have saved me, too.

This is #25 in the Andy Carpenter crime/legal procedural series that always manages to get me laughing out loud.

Andy thinks of himself as a retired lawyer, but when a case comes along that somehow involves a dog, he can’t resist getting involved, as much as he pretends he doesn’t want to. In this instance, a woman who rescued a dog from his Tara Foundation the year before called him up. Rachel Morehouse wanted to ask Andy that in the event she died, Andy would ensure her dog Lion, an older Chow Chow, would go to a good home if her stepson Tony didn’t want to take him.

Shortly thereafter, Andy learned Rachel died. He is summoned for a reading of her will, where he discovered, inter alia, that Rachel had been worth at least $12 billion. Her late husband was Stanley Wasserman, who ran one of the nation’s largest private equity companies. Before the will could even be read, however, Tony was arrested for her murder. Tony had been visiting Rachel, and he is the one who discovered her body.

Tony asked Andy to defend him, but this was after Tony declared to Andy how much he liked Lion, and of course he would take him! Right away it is clear Andy won’t turn down this case, even though that means, much to his chagrin, letting his wife Laurie be right when she predicted he would.

As the investigation proceeds, Andy uncovers a convoluted plot of corruption so deep he feels it threatens homeland security as well as the individuals who happened upon the truth and then happened to get dead. He quickly becomes convinced that Tony was framed. And as he gets closer to the truth, Andy also has his life threatened. As usual, he is saved by his much braver wife Laurie and Laurie’s muscle, the always amusing, albeit usually taciturn and unintelligible Marcus. But can Andy save Tony? It’s up to the jury, and the outcome is unclear until the very end.

Evaluation: I look forward to new entries in this series, which, by the way, you don’t really need to read in the order they were written. Andy’s sarcasm and wit are unfailingly entertaining, as are his relationships with the rest of his team, which in this book also includes the “Bubeleh Team” - a group of elderly Jews who like to help hacking computer records and who bake lots of treats for Andy. For a quick, diverting read that challenges you at the same time, you can’t go wrong with David Rosenfelt’s Andy Carpenter series.