Bernie, is always devotedly at Bernie’s side, but his role in capturing the “perps” in this book is less than I think he deserves. Chet, a K-9 school failure but faithful sidekick to P.I.

The mystery concerning a murder, an aquifer, and big business is fresh but somehow did not thrust me into a page turning mode. I felt like I was reading a clone of the first book, sporting a different cover and title and with the same jokes, but repeated too often. I'd also argue that the entire series (Chet and Bernie Mystery) is worth checking out.Īlthough I really enjoyed reading the first book in the Chet and Bernie Series, I was a little disappointed as I read Of Mutts and Men, the tenth book in the series. While I didn't have the full history of this duo, I can sincerely say that I would recommend Of Mutts and Men to any potential readers. Those assumptions are going to quickly get blasted apart here – leaving lots of fun and thrills. It's easy to create assumptions when it comes to certain tropes – say, a man and his dog solving crimes.

I think the thing I loved the most about this novel is that I went in with one clear expectation of what was going to happen and got something completely different. It made the perfect basis for this mystery novel (though I might be biased here, as I've been finding that I particularly enjoy animal mystery series as of late). It's worth it.Ĭhet is such an endearing – and brilliant – dog! I was immediately charmed by him and by Bernie's steadfast devotion to his canine companion. Oh my goodness! Of Mutts and Men was such a delight to read! I'm glad I took the risk and dove right into this series, despite having no history with it! It was worth it – though I will be adding the rest of the series to my ever-growing TBR list. That would be like Sherlock Holmes walking a beat.'

What should have been a normal meeting turned out to be a crime scene, and that means this dynamic duo will not be walking away from the case anytime soon. However, the latest case ended up being more violent than intended. They make a great team, and nothing is ever going to change that. It doesn't matter to them that one of them is a man, while the other is a dog. Still, I really enjoyed this mystery and had no trouble jumping right on in.Ĭhet and Bernie run the Little Detective Agency together. I got so excited about the idea of a mutt mystery that I completely got ahead of myself. I'll confess that I haven't actually read the first nine novels in this series – my bad. Of Mutts and Men is the tenth novel in Spencer Quinn's Chet and Bernie Mystery.

Of mutts and men by spencer quinn