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An Andy Carpenter Mystery (Book 23)
Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife, Laurie, enjoy walking their dogs. When out for one of their strolls, their simple ritual isna�TMt so simple anymore. Across the street, a man is mistreating his dog. Andy yells, Laurie runs to stop the abuse, and so does a closer passerby, who thoroughly beats the owner. Andy takes the dog to the Tara Foundation, the dog rescue organization thata�TMs his true passion. At the police station, the passerby is identified as Matthew Jantzen, and hea�TMs wanted for murder. Andy and Laurie are struck by the fact that Jantzen, a man on the run, would intervene to help a dog, and decide to find out more.