After a bad divorce and a brief prison term for computer hacking, 42-year-old Steve Levitan has returned to his home town of Stewart's Crossing and taken a part-time job as an adjunct professor of English at his alma mater, Eastern College. While walking around his gated community, he becomes friendly with his next-door neighbor, Caroline Kelly, and her golden retriever, Rochester. When Caroline is shot and killed while walking Rochester, Steve becomes the dog's temporary guardian. Together, these two unlikely sleuths work to uncover the mystery behind Caroline's death.
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"I loved this book! Great plot with enough twists & turns that I can't wait to read the next book in the series. I've always enjoyed reading mystery series, especially the ones that focus on the story line(s) and character development." — Janet (5 out of 5 stars)
"I loved this book! Great plot with enough twists & turns that I can't wait to read the next book in the series. I've always enjoyed reading mystery series, especially the ones that focus on the story line(s) and character development."
" Loved it! Will definitely read the next one in the series. "
" New author for me -- I enjoyed this story about a man with problems who adds a golden retriever to his life. "
" First in the Golden Retriever series. I plan to read the next one for sure. "
" Repeated things a lot, but still a decent story. "
" This is a cute, not necessarily realistic story, but I enjoyed the mystery and the goofy dog. "
" Pretty cute story. Read on my Kindle. "
" This is just a great book. You don't have to be a dog person to enjoy the book because it is a good story but if you are a dog person this one is not to be missed. "
" Great first mystery in a new series.. Picked up Number 2 already! "
" Entertaining easy read. Good plot ... figured out the whodunit about half way through but not the why until near the end. Love Rochester, the golden! "
" A bit hokey and predictable but a fun mystery none-the-less. I grew up in Bucks County, PA, the setting of this story, and I have a golden lab myself so it was touching. I liked the character and plot development. A quick read. "
" This was a new author for me. I really enjoyed this book. Sometimes it was a little unbelievable but all together a good read! "
" I wanted to do 4.5 stars, but we can't do that, so I went with 5 so as not to impact the rating at all. VERY good mystery, interesting characters, and the growing role of the dog (Rochester) is fabulous. "
" I like the way the author writes and I am enjoying his book. Actually, I just bought a second book by him today. "
" Interesting first book of a series. Gotta love any book with a Golden Retriever. Fairly good plot, some interesting twists - enough to make me want to read the next one. "
" I love books with dogs and this one didn't disappoint. "
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