Play Dead

Summary

David Rosenfelt's riveting sixth legal thriller brings Paterson, New Jersey, lawyer Andy Carpenter to the defense of a very special domestic violence victim, Yogi, a golden retriever alleged to have bitten its owner.

Andy uses the court system to spring Yogi from an animal shelter's death row and adopt him, adding the dog to a small family that includes his longtime pet golden retriever, Tara. But when the group goes for a walk, it leads to a joyful reunion between Yogi and a woman named Karen Evans. It is then Andy learns that Yogi is actually Reggie, a dog presumed dead five years earlier after Karen’s brother, US Customs Inspector Richard Evans, was convicted for the murder of his fiance, Stacy Harriman.

Suspecting Richard's innocence, Andy tackles the case like a dog on a chew toy, undeterred by an intricate web of deception involving a possible government cover-up.