Open and Shut
Whether dueling with new forensics or the local old boys’ network, irreverent defense attorney Andy Carpenter always leaves them awed with his biting wit and winning fourth-quarter game plan. But the fun stops the day Andy’s dad, Paterson, New Jersey’s legendary ex-D.A., drops dead in front of...
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Whether dueling with new forensics or the local old boys’ network, irreverent defense attorney Andy Carpenter always leaves them awed with his biting wit and winning fourth-quarter game plan. But the fun stops the day Andy’s dad, Paterson, New Jersey’s legendary ex-D.A., drops dead in front of him at a game in Yankee Stadium. The shocks pile on as he discovers his dad left him with two unexpected legacies: a fortune of $22 million that Andy never knew existed… and a murder case with enough racial tinder to burn down City Hall. Struggling to serve justice and bring honor to his father, Andy must dig up some explosive political skeletons--and an astonishing family secret that can close his case (and his mouth) for good. Open and Shut heralds--no contest--the year’s most sensational new voice in mystery fiction: David Rosenfelt.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780446551076 (0446551074)
Publish date: November 15th 2008
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Edition language: English
Series: Andy Carpenter Series (#1)
A clever courtroom drama that pulses with a constant, often witty, self-deprecating humour. In my head, 'Open And Shut' will always carry the subtitle 'The Case Of The Missing Golden Retriever'. I bought the book thinking that it was the first in a series about Andy Carpenter, Defence Attorney a...
I requested this book on Overdrive because I read the author's two memoirs about his dogs and I love supporting dog people and was hoping his fictional series would be fun. Someone told me his dog is in all the books and that fact made me request it. However, I am simply not a fan of the legal drama...
I honestly can't believe I've talked to little about Andy Carpenter and David Rosenfelt here -- it works out, when you look at timelines and whatnot, I've been reading him a long time before I started blogging. Still, it's hard to believe since it's one of my favorite series, and has been going for ...
The first time I started this book, I thought it was unengaging, and I gave up after the first few pages. The thing that killed it was his talk about Laurie's body. The second time I started it, I was able to finish the whole thing. Andy Carpenter is a bit irritating and sometimes lacks a backbone. ...
This is the first book by David Rosenfelt and I started the series at the end (what else is new?) so I am playing catch-up. I like these legal stories because of the main character Andy Carpenter. He is a very rich ... very sarcastic ... and very clever lawyer who is always called upon to defend the...
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