Costco’s book buyer, Pennie Clark Ianniciello, recommends Spencer Quinn’s first book in his series featuring the canine detective Chet, Dog on It (S&S/Atria, 2009) in the August  issue of Costco Direct.

In an accompanying interview, Quinn (aka Peter Abrahams) says his wife was the inspiration for the series. After she suggested doing something with dogs, he immediately knew he wanted to write in the voice of a dog. Within
ten minutes had the first page of Dog on It (S&S/Atria, 2009).

That title was quickly followed by Thereby Hangs a Tail (Jan, 2010), To Fetch a Thief  (Sept, 2010) and The Dog Who Kenw Too Much (Sept, 2011).

The newest in the series, A Fistful of Collars is coming in September (it is now available as an egalley on both Edelweiss and NetGalley). S&S is also releasing a Quinn short story, A Cat Was Involved, in August, which tells the story of how Chet met his human companion, Bernie. It is an ebook only and is not available to libraries.

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