A brand-new adventure in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series that Stephen King calls "without a doubt the most original mystery series currently available."
When Chet the dog, "the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction" (Boston Globe), and his human partner, PI Bernie Little, are approached by down-and-out older man with a cardboard sign at an exit ramp, Bernie is shocked to discover the man is a former teammate from his high school baseball team. Chet and Bernie take Rocket out for a good meal, and later, Bernie investigates Rocket's past, trying to figure out what exactly went wrong.
Then, Rocket goes suspiciously missing. With his former teammate likely in danger, Bernie goes back to his old high school for answers, where much that he remembers turns out not to be true--and there are powerful and dangerous people not happy with the questions Bernie is asking.
Bernie soon learns that he misunderstood much about his high school years - and now, Chet and Bernie are plunged into a dangerous case where the past isn't dead and the future could be fatal.
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 1250843278
Item Weight: 0.9 lbs
Dimensions: 5.8 x 1.3 x 8.5 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 1,001 to 10,000 ratings
"A tidy mystery, a good dollop of action, and a rumination on life after high school--who could ask for more?Chet, with his innate doggie wisdom, is sure to inspire loyal fans and seduce new readers." --Publishers Weekly "Chet's narration provides humor and insight, and Bernie's search into his own past provides meditations on growing up and growing apart." --Library Journal Praise for the Chet and Bernie series: "I have been a Chet and Bernie fan from the start. Chet is a wonderful narrator--top dog, you could say--but he never descends to cuteness, and Bernie is as tough a PI as Spade or Marlowe, a man as quick with his .38 as he is with a Slim Jim for his sidekick. I'm already jonesing for the next one." --Stephen King
"Delightful…dog lovers won't want to miss this one." --Publishers Weekly on Heart of Barkness
"Would that we all were as infallible in our dogs' eyes as Bernie is in Chet's." --Susan Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of The Dog I Loved
"Cleverly plotted…Chet is a source of wisdom and innate doggie joie de vivre, making this a real pleasure for anyone who has ever looked into a dog's eyes and asked: who's a good boy?" --Publishers Weekly
Spencer Quinn is the pen name for Peter Abrahams, the Edgar Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling, author of the Chet and Bernie mystery series, as well as the #1 New York Times bestselling Bowser and Birdie series for middle-grade readers. He lives on Cape Cod with his wife, Diana, and dog, Pearl.
