num_pages: 831
description: These are the first three books in the Golden Retriever Mystery Series. In IN DOG WE TRUST Steve Levitan has returned to his hometown of Stewart's Crossing in picturesque Bucks County Pennsylvania after a bad divorce and a brief prison term for computer hacking. While hes getting his life back together trying to start a new career in technical writing and reporting regularly to his parole officer he becomes friendly with his next-door neighbor Caroline Kelly and her golden retriever Rochester. When Caroline is killed Steves high-school pal the local police detective asks him to become the dogs temporary guardian. With canine charm and doggy love Rochester begins to win Steve over and these two unlikely sleuths work to uncover the mystery behind Carolines death. The second book in the series is THE KINGDOM OF DOG. When his mentor Joe Dagorian director of admissions at prestigious Eastern College is murdered during a fund-raising event Steve Levitan feels obliged to investigate. He and his golden retriever Rochester go nose to the ground to dig up clues including a bloody knife and some curious photographs. But will Steves curiosity and Rochesters savvy save them when the killer comes calling? Its almost time for graduation in book three DOG HELPS THOSE and Eastern College is in trouble. A prominent alumna is dead and a faulty computer program is jeopardizing student records and financial aid. Its up to Steve and Rochester to dig into the situation and retrieve the culprits! Rita Gaines wasnt a nice personbut she did love her dogs and most of her clients respected her financial acumen and her talent in training dogs for agility trials. When shes found dead theres a long line of potential suspects from Wall Street whiz kids to doting doggie daddies-- including one of Steves former students. Felae is an art prodigy now studying with Steves girlfriend Lili chair of Easterns Fine Arts department and Rita hated his controversial senior project. When she tried to have his scholarship cancelled he threatened to kill her. But is he the villain behind her death? In between helping Steves high school friend Rick track the killer Rochester practices darting around weave poles and jumping over limbo poles while Steve helps shepherd the college toward the completion of another academic year. Its spring in Stewarts Crossing and old friends  and their dogsgather together to investigate and eventually to celebrate.
language: English
title: Three Dogs in a Row
publisher: Neil S. Plakcy