Spencer Quinn

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Bernie y Chet forman una pareja insuperable. Juntos trabajan como investigadores privados. Bernie está pasando por un mal momento sentimental y económico, pero no pierde su persistencia, y Chet… ¿qué podemos decir de Chet? Quizá que es un perro único, de afilada mente y singular manera de interpretar el extraño comportamiento de los humanos. Una madre desesperada encarga a la singular pareja la investigación de la desaparición de su hija adolescente. Aunque el caso parece sencillo, el olfato detectivesco de Chet y Bernie les indica que algo huele verdaderamente mal en este asunto… Una particular visión del mundo que hará las delicias del lector.

Spencer Quinns first original e-short story reveals how everyones favorite detective duoChet the Dog and P.I. Bernie Littlecame to meet before their first big case in Dog On It.As fans know, Chet first met Bernie on that fateful day when he flunked out of K-9 police school. The details of that day though have always remained a little vague (like so much in Chets doggy brain). All we know is that Chet had been the best leaper in his K-9 class, but for some reason he failed his final leaping test...and that a cat was involved...and that there was some blood. But whose? The test, the cat, the bloodall pieces of a puzzle that, when solved, will bring down a dangerous gang of thievesand signal the start of a beautiful friendship.This fateful day has been alluded to in every book in the series, and now fans of Chet and Bernie will finally get to find out what actually happened. For these two beloved characters, it was something like love at first sightand, for Chet, at first smell, too.

The fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling mystery series that the Los Angeles Times says is nothing short of masterful.While Tinseltown bad boy Thad Perry is in town shooting a big-budget Western, Bernie and Chet have to keep him out of trouble. But soon they discover Thad has a mysterious connection to the Valley, and the only people who know his secrets keep turning up dead before they can talk. As Bernies love life goes long-distance and Chets late-night assignations give rise to an unexpected dividend, its all our two sleuths can do to keep the actor in their sights. Worst of all, Thad is a self-proclaimed cat person, and his feline friend Brando has taken an instant dislike to Chet. Like the winning books before it, this fifth book in the series combines a topnotch mystery with genuine humor and a perceptive take on the relationship between human and dog that will stay with you long after the case is solved.

The first book of the New York Times bestselling Chet and Bernie mystery series, an enchanting one-of-a-kind novel (Stephen King) that is nothing short of masterful (Los Angeles Times).Chet, the wise and lovable canine narrator of Dog on It, and Bernie, a down-on-his-luck private investigator, are quick to take a new case involving a frantic mother searching for her teenage daughter. This well-behaved and gifted student may or may not have been kidnapped, but she has definitely gotten mixed up with some very unsavory characters. With Chets highly trained nose leading the way, their hunt for clues takes them into the desert to biker bars and other exotic localesuntil the bad guys try to turn the tables and the resourceful duo lands in the paws of peril. Spencer Quinns irresistible mystery kicks off a delightful new series that will have readers panting for more.

In this, their first adventure, Chet and Bernie investigate the disappearance of Madison, a teenage girl who may or may not have been kidnapped, but who has definitely gotten mixed up with some very unsavoury characters. A well-behaved, gifted student, she didnt arrive home after school and her divorced mother is frantic. Bernie is quick to take the case - something about a cash flow problem that Chets not all that clear about - and hes relieved, if vaguely suspicious, when Madison turns up unharmed with a story that doesnt add up. But when she disappears for a second time in a week, Bernie and Chet arent taking any chances; they launch a full-blown investigation. Without a ransom demand, theyre not convinced its a kidnapping, but they are sure of one thing: something smells funny.

Chet and Bernieeverybodys favorite human-canine detective teamare asked by a beautiful woman to find evidence that would put her cheating boyfriend in the doghouse in this e-original short story from New York Times bestselling author Spencer Quinn.

In the third installment in the brilliant New York Times bestselling series featuring a lovable and wise dog narrator, Chet and Bernie go under the big top to solve the most unlikely missing persons (and animals!) case ever.Chet has smelled a lot of unusual things in his years as trusted companion and partner to P.I. Bernie Little, but nothing has prepared him for the exotic scents he encounters when an old-fashioned traveling circus comes to town. Bernie scores tickets to this less-than-greatest show-on-earth because his son Charlie is crazy about elephants. The only problem is that Peanut, the headlining pachyderm of this particular one-ring circus, has gone missingalong with her trainer, Uri DeLeath. Stranger still, no one saw them leave. How does an elephant vanish without a trace?At first theres nothing Bernie and Chet can doits a police matter and they have no standing in the case. But then theyre hired by Popo the Clown, who has his own reasons for wanting to find out what has become of the mysteriously missing duo. After Chet takes a few sniffs in Peanuts trailer and picks up her one-of-a-kind scent, he and Bernie are in hot pursuit, heading far away from the bright lights of the traveling show and into the dark desert night.Some very dangerous people would prefer that Chet and Bernie disappear for good and will go to any lengths to make that happen. Across the border in Mexico and separated from Bernie, Chet must use all his natural strength and doggy smarts to try to save himselfnot to mention Bernie and a decidedly uncooperative Peanut, too.To Fetch a Thief shows why readers everywhere have fallen head-over-paws in love with the Chet and Bernie mystery series. Top-notch suspense, humor, and insight into the ways our canine companions think and behave make this the most entertaining and irresistible book in the series yet.

Santa doesnt just deliver giftshe takes them too!in this delightful holiday e-short featuring New York Times bestselling sleuths Chet and Bernie.He sees you when youre sleeping. He knows when youre awake. This year, jolly old St. Nick knows Bernie has been sleeping on preparations for a special Christmas celebration with his son Charlie. Enter Plumpy Napoleon, fresh from a short stint in prison, to save Bernie from the naughty list. Plumpy calls his latest business plan Santa 365. For a small fee (that only gets bigger), hell fill your life with holiday cheer, including elves, a festive party, gifts, and even a Christmas tree delivered right to your front door. Bernie signs on for the full yuletide experience. But after the blowout holiday bash, Bernie and Chet the dog discover one of Santas helpers helped himself to more than Christmas candy. The intrepid duo sets out to find the sticky-fingered perp and reclaim the stolen goods. Add in a surprise visit from Bernies mom, two elderly sisters seeking their own brand of justice, and an elf with a stocking full of secrets, and you have a Christmas mystery that only Chet and Bernie could possibly unwrap.

Chet and Bernieeverybodys favorite human-canine detective teamreturn in an e-original short story that gives Chets best friend Iggy his moment in the spotlight.Iggy is a dog who doesnt get out much, so its big news when elderly Mr. Parsons knocks on Bernies door to say that Iggy has vanished. In the search for Iggy, Chet and Bernie find Mrs. Parsons unconscious on her bedroom floor, in need of urgent medical care. But its only when they arrive at the hospital that things get really interesting. With a jewel thief making short work of hospital patients valuables, it seems that Iggy is not alone in disappearing right out from under somebodys nose. Suspects are plentiful and witnesses are few. But when little Iggy reappears, tail wagging, it turns out he holds the key to solving the entire affair. In addition to a clever caper and the return of much beloved characters, this gem of a short story is a testament to the enduring power of friendship in all its forms: neighbor to neighbor, man to dog, dog to dog. Here is a treat youll devour in one sittingrather like Chet with a juicy steak thats been momentarily left unattended!

In the seventh installment in the brilliant New York Times bestselling mystery series, canine narrator Chet and PI Bernie Little journey to Washington, DC, and the dog-eat-dog world of our nations capital.Chet and Bernie pay a visit to Bernies girlfriend, Suzie Sanchez, an ace reporter living in far-off Washington, DC. Shes working on a big story she cant talk about, but when her source, a mysterious Brit with possible intelligence connections, runs into trouble of the worst kind, Bernie suddenly finds himself under arrest. Meanwhile Chet gets to know a powerful DC operative who may or may not have the goods on an ambitious politician. Soon Chet and Bernie are sucked into an international conspiracy, battling unfamiliar forces under the blinking red eyes of a strange bird that Chet notices from the get-go but seems to have slipped by everybody else. Most menacing of all is Barnum, a guinea pig with the fate of the nation in his tiny paws. As Harry Truman famously quipped, If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog. Too bad he didnt get to meet Chet!

I absolutely adored this book. Mrs. Plansky is a terrific character. - Stephen King on Mrs Planskys RevengeThe irresistible and unforgettable Mrs. Plansky goes rogue in this whirlwind adventure that will lead her up and down coastal Florida and beyond!Mrs. Plansky is fresh off of winning a thrilling senior tennis championship with her doubles partner, Kev Dinardo, and is gearing up to celebrate with him on his yacht. That is, until the yacht is destroyed in a fire. Kev claims the fire was caused by a lightning strike, pure bad luck, but theres one small problemMrs. Plansky didnt see any lightning.Already certain theres more going on than shes being told, Mrs. Planskys curiosity turns to concern when Kev goes missing. Her suspicion gets the better of her and leads her to break into his house, only to find it ransacked.But Kev isnt the only person Mrs. Plansky has to worry about. A conversation with her dad reveals that not long ago, hed introduced Kev to Jack, Mrs. Planskys wayward tennis pro son. And now, her daddistracted by arrangements for his upcoming weddingeither cant remember or has no interest in divulging any details.Worse? Now Jack has gone missing, too.

In the irresistible second installment of the New York Times bestselling Chet and Bernie mystery series, which has been hailed as enchanting [and] one-of-a-kind (Stephen King), Chet gets a glimpse of the show dog world turned deadly.What first seems like a walk in the park to wise and lovable canine narrator Chet and his human companion Bernieto investigate threats made against a pretty, pampered show dogturns into a serious case when Princess and her owner are abducted. To make matters worse, Bernies on-again, off-again girlfriend, reporter Susie Sanchez, disappears too. When Chet is separated from Bernie, hes on his own to put the pieces together, find his way home, and save the day. Spencer Quinns brilliantly original (Richmond Times-Dispatch) and masterful (Los Angeles Times) series combines genuine suspense and intrigue with humor and insight for a tail-wagging good time readers wont soon forget.

An eBook collection featuring the first and second novels in the irresistible New York Times bestselling series featuring canine narrator Chet and his human Berniethe coolest human/pooch duo this side of Wallace and Gromit (Kirkus Reviews).The Chet and Bernie mystery series belongs to the long tradition of two-buddy private eye stories, where one of the buddies is the narratorfor example, Holmes and Watson. The big difference here is that the narrating buddy is a dog, Chet by name.In Dog On It, he and his partner Bernie investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl who may or may not have been kidnapped. Bernie and Chet have both had some setbacks in lifeBernie in combat, Chet in K-9 schoolbut together they make up a team like no other in the literature of detection. Chet is full of heart, and occasionally mischief, but always intensely loyal to Bernieand dedicated to unraveling the mysterious disappearance of a high school girl who seems to have gotten mixed up with some very dangerous characters. In Thereby Hangs a Tail, Bernie and Chet are called on to investigate threats made against an unlikely targeta pretty and pampered show dog named Princess. What seems like a lark of a case turns serious when Princess and her owner are abducted. To make matters worse, Bernies on-again off-again girlfriend, reporter Susie Sanchez, disappears too. When Chet is separated from Bernie, hes on his own to put the pieces together, find his way home, and save the day.

An eBook collection featuring the third and fourth novels in the irresistible New York Times bestselling mystery series featuring P.I. Bernie Little and his narrating sidekick Cheta canine Sam Spade full of joie de vivre (Stephen King).Chet has smelled a lot of unusual things in his years as trusted companion and partner to Bernie, but nothing has prepared him for all the exotic scents he encounters in To Fetch a Thief, when an old-fashioned one-ring traveling circus comes to town. After Peanut, the headlining elephant, and her trainer go missing, the Little Detective Agency is hired to find out what has become of the duo. Soon Chet and Bernie are led south of the border in hot pursuit of some dangerously cool criminals and a decidedly uncooperative pachyderm.In The Dog Who Knew Too Much, Chet and Bernie take on the case of a boy who has vanished from a wilderness camp. The kids mother thinks her ex-husband snatched their son, but Chets always reliable nose leads Bernie in a new and dangerous direction. Meanwhile, matters at home get complicated when a stray puppy that looks suspiciously like Chet shows up. Affairs of the heart collide with a job thats never been tougher, requiring our intrepid sleuths to trust each other even when circumstancesand a rival P.I.conspire to keep them far apart.

In the sixth installment in the New York Times bestselling mystery series that the Los Angeles Times called nothing short of masterful, Chet and Bernie are handed a hard case in the Big Easy.Chet and Bernie, the best canine/human P.I. team in the business, encounter a prison work crew that includes Frenchie Boutette, an old pal they sent up the river. Frenchie begs Bernie to go find his brother Ralph, a reclusive inventor who has disappearedalong with his houseboatfrom the bayou. Not long after, Bernie fends off a deadly attack from a member of a shadowy gang called the Qs. The attacker dies without revealing anything.In bayou country, Chet and Bernie meet the no-good Boutette family and their ancient enemies, the maybe-even-worse Robideaus. At first it looks like Ralphs disappearance is tied to a dispute between the two families over a load of stolen shrimp. But Chet turns up a buried clue that sends them in a new and dangerous direction involving the oil business. The more they find out about Ralph and what he knew, the less their chances of surviving to do anything about it. Now theyre up against Big Oil, shadowy black ops figures, and the Qsplus Iko, a legendary bayou gator with a big appetiteA top-notch addition to the deliciously addictive (Publishers Weekly) series, The Sound and the Furry is an irresistibly suspenseful and humorous read that will keep you begging for more.

In this "brilliant...deeply felt" (Stephen King) novel by the New York Times bestselling author of the Chet and Bernie mystery series, a deeply damaged female soldier home from the war in Afghanistan becomes obsessed with finding a missing girl, gains an unlikely ally in a stray dog, and encounters new perils beyond the combat zone.LeAnne Hogan went to Afghanistan as a rising star in the military, and came back a much lesser person, mentally and physically. Now missing an eye and with half her face badly scarred, she can barely remember the disastrous desert operation that almost killed her. She is confused, angry, and suspects the fault is hers, even though nobody will come out and say it. Shattered by one last blowthe sudden death of her hospital roommate, MarciLeAnne finds herself on a fateful drive across the country, reflecting on her past and seeing no future. Her native land is now unfamiliar, recast in shadow by her one good eye, her damaged psyche, her weakened body. Arriving in the rain-soaked small town in Washington State that Marci called home, she makes a troubling discovery: Marcis eight-year-old daughter has vanished. When a stray doga powerful, dark, unreadable creature, no ones idea of a petseems to adopt LeAnne, a surprising connection is formed and something shifts inside her. As she becomes obsessed with finding Marcis daughter, LeAnne and her inscrutable canine companion are drawn into danger as dark and menacing as her last Afghan mission. This time she has a strange but loyal fellow traveler protecting her blind side. Enthralling, suspenseful, and psychologically nuanced, The Right Side introduces one of the most unforgettable protagonists in modern fiction: isolated, broken, disillusionedyet still seeking redemption and purpose. As Harlan Coben raves, this is "a great suspense novel, and so much more. You wont forget the heroic LeAnne Hoganand the same goes for her dog! Not to be missed."

The fourth installment in the irresistible New York Times bestselling mystery series featuring canine narrator Chet and his human companion Berniethe coolest human/pooch duo this side of Wallace and Gromit (Kirkus Reviews).Humor and intrigue combine for a thoroughly entertaining comic mystery (Booklist) as Spencer Quinns engaging and unlikely team of crime solvers takes on the case of a boy gone missing from a wilderness camp. The kids mother thinks her ex-husband snatched their son, but Chets always reliable nose leads Bernie in a new and dangerous direction. Meanwhile, matters at home get complicated when a stray puppy that looks suspiciously like Chet shows up. Affairs of the heart collide with a job thats never been tougher, requiring our intrepid sleuths to trust each other even when circumstancesand a rival P.I.conspire to keep them far apart.

I absolutely adored this book - Stephen KingMeet Mrs Planksy, supposed retiree, reckless motorbike rider and exasperated solver of international internet scams.Mrs Planskys Revenge is bestselling author Spencer Quinns first novel in a new series since the meteoric launch of Chet and Bernie -- introducing the irresistible and unforgettable Mrs Plansky, in a story perfect for book clubs and commercial fiction readers.Mrs Loretta Plansky, a widow in her seventies, is settling into retirement in Florida while dealing with her 98-year-old father and fielding requests for money from her beloved children and grandchildren. Thankfully, her new hip hasnt changed her killer tennis game one bit.One night Mrs Plansky is startled awake by a phone call from a voice claiming to be her grandson Will, who needs ten thousand dollars to get out of a jam.By morning, Mrs Plansky has lost everything. Law enforcement announces that her life savings have vanished, and that its hopeless to find the scammers behind the heist. First humiliated, then furious, Loretta Plansky refuses to be just another victim.In a courageous bid for justice, Mrs Plansky follows her only clue on a whirlwind adventure to a small village in Romania to get her money and her dignity back and perhaps find a new lease on life, too.