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Metzger's Dog: A Novel Audiobook
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When Leroy "Chinese" Gordon breaks into a professor's lab at the University of Los Angeles, he's after some pharmaceutical cocaine, worth plenty of money. Instead, he finds the papers the professor has compiled for the CIA, which include a blueprint for throwing a large city into chaos. But how is the CIA to be persuaded to pay a suitable ransom, unless of course someone actually uses the plan to throw a large city into chaos—Los Angeles, for instance? Assigned to cope with the crisis and restore the peace, veteran agent Ben Porterfield steps onto the scene to remind us that the CIA's middle name is, after all, Intelligence. Enlivening the mix are Gordon's beautiful girlfriend, Margaret, his temperamental cat, Dr. Henry Metzger, and Metzger's friend, an enormous half-wild dog with huge teeth.
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"Such an enjoyable book. Kind of a combination of Donald Westlake, Ed McBain, Carl Hiaasen, and Elmore Leonard. I'm so glad I found this author...sad, though, that I have read almost all his books. Except his series about the Indian "guide." This is a caper book, complicated and amusing. Loved it."
— Pat (4 out of 5 stars)
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“There are probably only half a dozen suspense writers alive who can be depended upon to deliver high-voltage shocks; vivid, sympathetic characters; and compelling narratives each time they publish. Thomas Perry is one of them.”
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“Thomas Perry is, quite simply, brilliant. And as each book comes out he becomes more so.”
— Robert B. Parker -
“Very sharp, very funny…Should not be missed.”
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“In a word—wonderful!”
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In a word---wonderful!
— Chicago Tribune
Metzger's Dog Listener Reviews
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" Read the reviews before I bought this, love The Butcher's Boy and Jane Whitefield, just couldn't find a way to care about anybody in this book and didn't find it funny at all. The Informant, Strip, Dead Aim, and The Boyfriend are all 4-5 stars, this one just fell flat for me. "
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Codename Eric, 9/13/2015
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" The story is kind of conventional, but I loved the interactions between the characters. "
— Heidi, 1/31/2014 -
" Outstanding book. A few parts were confusing but overall it was very well put together. Enticing and surprising all the way to the end. "
— Nola, 1/31/2014 -
" The story is kind of conventional, but I loved the interactions between the characters. "
— Heidi, 1/31/2014 -
" Outstanding book. A few parts were confusing but overall it was very well put together. Enticing and surprising all the way to the end. "
— Nola, 1/31/2014 -
" One of my favorite books, I think of it every time I add pepper to my food, just read it. "
— Marysue, 1/24/2014 -
" One of my favorite books, I think of it every time I add pepper to my food, just read it. "
— Marysue, 1/24/2014 -
" This is a lighthearted caper novel with a handful of colorful characters and a touch of "The Cat Who". Perry uses words well, and instills the story with a wry humor, occasionally veering off into outlandishness. Dialogue is quick and witty. Not a gourmet meal, but a nice little fizz like cotton candy in your mouth. "
— Stan, 1/19/2014 -
" This is a lighthearted caper novel with a handful of colorful characters and a touch of "The Cat Who". Perry uses words well, and instills the story with a wry humor, occasionally veering off into outlandishness. Dialogue is quick and witty. Not a gourmet meal, but a nice little fizz like cotton candy in your mouth. "
— Stan, 1/19/2014 -
" Loved, this book, even though it was light weight, without any great point. Funny, with delightful ideas--loved the cat and his dog--and the story was kind while still captivaing enough to draw me in. Blundering criminals fumble through a crazy blackmail plot to hoodwink the CIA. "
— Mom, 1/10/2014
About Thomas Perry
Thomas Perry is the bestselling author of over twenty novels, including The Butcher’s Boy, which won the Edgar Award, and Metzger’s Dog, which was named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. He received a BA degree from Cornell University and a PhD in English from the University of Rochester.
About Michael Kramer
Michael Kramer is an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration, and recipient of a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award. He is also an actor and director in the Washington, DC, area, where he is active in the area’s theater scene and has appeared in productions at the Shakespeare Theatre, the Kennedy Center, and Theater J.