“Well, he was, and he had a seven-month-old, apparently a descendant of a champion, that his widow and son are fighting over. The animal was not included in the will.”
This may not be so bad. “So because of my experience with dogs, you want me to help adjudicate it?”
“In a manner of speaking.”
“Glad to help, Your Honor. Civic responsibility is my middle name.”
“I’ll remember to include it on the Christmas card. I assume you have a satisfactory place to keep your client?”
“My client?”
He nods. “The dog. You will retain possession of him until the issue is resolved.”
“I’m representing a dog in a custody fight? Is that what you’re asking me to do?”
“I wouldn’t categorize it as ‘asking,’ ” he says.
“I already have a dog, Your Honor.”
“And now you have two.”
“Can you keep a secret? A really big one?”
DON’T TELL A SOUL
A Novel
by
DAVID ROSENFELT
Tim Wallace’s wife died in a boating accident several months ago. On New Year’s Eve, his two best friends finally convince him to go out for the first time since Maggie’s death-and that’s when Tim’s life goes from bad to worse. A drunken man confesses to a months-old murder, says “Now it’s your problem,” and walks away.
When the man turns out to have been telling the truth, Tim’s life is put under the microscope by the cops, and they’re not giving up. But neither is Tim. He’s determined to uncover the truth-even if it kills him.
“This fast-paced and brightly written tale spins along….
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“Stellar… Rosenfelt keeps the plot hopping and popping as he reveals a complex frame-up of major proportions… terrifying and enlightening.”
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