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One unfortunate thing about being a small-time PI is that you pretty much have to take any case that comes your way. Bernie Little and his partner Chet, the dog, are watching the wife of Marvin Winkleman. As he suspected, she's cheating on him, with someone that Bernie knows only too well. The other man is Malcolm, significant other to Bernie's ex-wife, Leda. In fact, they have just announced their engagement. Bernie isn't too anxious to bring Malcolm's dalliance into the light, especially since his son, Charlie, is living with the couple. Bernie treasures any time that he can get with Charlie. The traveling circus is in town; but when they arrive, they learn that the main attraction, Peanut, the elephant, is missing. How on earth can someone take an animal of that size without leaving a trace? Bernie and Chet are hired by the circus clown, Popo, to find Peanut and his trainer and Popo's lover, Uri DeLeath. One thing that Chet brings to the partnership is a terrific sense of smell, and the two are soon following Peanut's scent. There's more going on than meets the eye; their hunt leads them into Mexico and a bunch of unsavory characters, criminals and law enforcement officials alike. Rest assured, everything works out well for Peanut, Chet and Bernie and even Leda and Malcolm. TO FETCH A THIEF is the third book in this very popular series. The books are narrated by Chet, and a large part of their appeal is experiencing the action from a dog's point of view. There are several laugh-out-loud moments that develop from this unique perspective. The humor often arises out of Chet's taking the things that the humans say very literally. The way he interprets phrases such as "time bomb" or a "wild goose chase" is hilarious. It's fun to see how his mind works. Although I enjoy this series, I recommend that you allow a long period between the individual books. There are just so many ways that Chet can look at things, and reading the books close together diminishes the humor, since Chet's thoughts can be quite repetitive from book to book. § Formerly a training development manager for a large company, Maddy is now retired and continues to enable the addiction of crime fiction fans as owner of the online discussion group, 4 Mystery Addicts(4MA), while avidly reading in every possible free moment herself.
Reviewed by Maddy Van Hertbruggen, September 2010
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