Taken in the Cold by Roger Stelljes Blog Tour for Booktoure

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Taken in the Cold by Roger Stelljes Synopsis: "Make sure you wrap up warm for school, honey. A blizzard is on the way." Ten-year-old Teddy rolls his eyes at his mother. But then he hears a bang... By the time police arrive, Teddy's mother is dead. His open school backpack is strewn across the hallway. And Teddy is nowhere to be found.   When gunshots ring out from an exclusive family home on the edge of Northern Pine Lake,  Agent Tori Hunter  races through the gathering snowstorm to discover that  ten-year-old Teddy Marist has disappeared . His mother and her new boyfriend are dead in the family kitchen, breakfast still cooking on the stove. And racing to track down Teddy's father,  Tori finds he is missing too.   Local police are certain this is a simple case of a jealous ex-husband turned violent over his recent divorce. But interviewing everyone she can about Teddy's father, Tori's gut has her questioning if he would really kidnap his own child?  An...
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Holy Chow by David Rosenfelt Narrated by Grover Gardner (Audiobook)

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Title: Holy Chow
Author: David Rosenfelt
Narrator: Grover Gardner
Series: Andy Carpenter Mystery
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Format: Audiobook
Listening Length: 6 hours and 27 minutes
Date of Publication: July 5, 2022 


Description: In Holy Chow, the next mystery from bestselling author David Rosenfelt, the beloved characters—both human and canine—of this fan favorite series are back on the case with the author’s trademark wit and humor.

Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter’s calling has always been running the Tara Foundation. The dog rescue organization places hundreds of dogs in new homes every year. It’s added up to so many dogs and new owners that Andy can’t even do the math. But there’s one dog—and one owner—Andy will always remember.

About a year ago, Rachel Morehouse came to the foundation looking for a companion. In her sixties and recently widowed, Rachel wanted a senior dog that also needed someone. Andy took a liking to her, Rachel took a liking to Lion, an older Chow Chow, and the rest is history.

That is, until Rachel calls Andy begging for a favor: If Rachel dies, will Andy take care of Lion if her stepson cannot? Andy agrees, no questions asked, and promptly forgets about it... until he receives a call from Rachel’s estate to attend her will reading. Which is where he meets Rachel’s stepson, Tony, who is promptly arrested for his stepmother’s murder. And he wants Andy to prove his innocence.

Andy has continued to learn more about the woman he so greatly admired and the businesses she ran, and holy chow, was this woman impressive. The person who killed her deserves to be held accountable, and if Tony is to be believed, they’re still out there. And that possibility is too much for Andy to remain on the sidelines.

My Thoughts: I have become an avid reader and netgalley requester for David Rosenfelt's books and audiobooks. I have found them to be a good read or listen for the cozy mystery category. Holy Chow is the next installment in the Andy Carpenter series. It starts off with the scene of a murder and then jumps to the death of Rachel Morehouse who Andy Carpenter has known for a year when his foundation found her a companion. Andy Carpenter represents her stepson who is accused of murder her.

So far in any of the Andy Carpenter books that I have read, Andy Carpenter always starts off with stating that he is not going to take a case and that he is just going to listen to the person who is being asked to be represented by him. He always takes the case though and this seems to be a very common and obvious theme in all of this books. The character even admits that he usually ends up taking them.

The investigation that Andy Carpenter leads into the death of Rachel Morehouse is a slow burn. There is not a ton of action going on and there is a huge disconnect around the murder you start to read about at the beginning of the book and the death of Rachel Morehouse.

The narrator, Grover Gardner, is easy to listen to. His voice is soothing and fits the narrative and the characters well.

Rating: 3 out of 5 

Many thanks to Macmillan Audio and Netgalley for this review copy. This is my honest opinion.

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