num_pages: 292
description: "There is nothing like a golden retriever. I know, I know, it's a big planet with a lot of wonderful things, but golden retrievers are the absolute best. Mine is named Tara... The only problem she has ever caused is that I spend so much time with her in the mornings that I am almost invariably late for work." 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 Andy prefers the company of his best friend, Tara, to the people he encounters in the courtroom. Tara, a golden retriever, is clearly smarter than half the lawyers who clog the courts of Passaic County. However, just as it seems Andy has everything figured out, his dad, 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.
language: English
title: Open and Shut
titlecomplete: Open and Shut (Andy Carpenter, #1)
genres: Fiction, Humor, Crime, Audiobook, Thriller, Animals, Legal Thriller, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Dogs
ratings_count: 13301
places: New Jersey, Passaic County, New Jersey
series: Andy Carpenter
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Gumshoe Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Shamus Award
category: Best First PI Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Warner Books