Bark Humbug
Updated: 7 days ago
Andy Carpenter #34
By: David Rosenfelt
Narrator: Grover Gardner
ISBN: 9781250446596
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Macmillan Audio
Publication Date: 10/13/2026
Format: Audio
My Rating: 4 Stars (ALC) (ARC)
Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter helps a desperate sister investigate the widely publicized murder of a gubernatorial candidate in Bark Humbug, the latest Christmas mystery in David Rosenfelt's bestselling series.
"Listening to Grover Gardner narrating a David Rosenfelt novel is like sliding into favorite slippers at the end of a long day: One feels the joyful gratification of a perfect fit." —Kirkus Reviews on Bark of Night
This time, Andy is serious about retiring. Besides, he can't hear the sound of his phone ringing over the football game. But when the local newspaper asks him to participate in their Christmas spread of local celebrities and their dogs, he pauses the game and brings Tara along for the ride.
When the photographer comes to take pictures of him and the dogs, he instead opens the door to Sharon Lowery, who devised the newspaper story just to get Andy's attention and beg him for help. Her brother, Jon, is wanted for murder and is on the run. However, if Andy agrees to hear Jon out, he'll turn himself in with the hope that Andy will represent him and reunite him with his dog.
It's a dangerous situation, and between the media circus surrounding the murder and Jon's volatile position, Andy knows that when Jon is found, someone could get hurt. But Andy respects Sharon's dedication to her brother, and in an effort to keep Jon--and the public--safe, Andy agrees to talk to Jon. Andy decides to help Jon and slowly uncovers a web of conspiracies. Determined to keep Jon out of jail, Andy gathers the crew to investigate.
David Rosenfelt returns with Andy Carpenter's classic disdain for Christmas but love for dogs and justice.
"[Narrator Grover] Gardner skillfully voices and differentiates [Andy] Carpenter's regular crew and the characters, good and evil, who move the story along through twists and turns...." —Kirkus Reviews on Dead Men Don't Play Fetch
A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.
Praise
“Rosenfelt is a master of the legal thriller, and his latest is no exception. His ability to weave humor, legal parlance, and political skullduggery into a case with no straightforward evidence is nothing short of stunning.” ―Library Journal, starred review
“Rosenfelt unpacks each twist with his trademark panache, and his snarky wit.“ ―Kirkus Reviews
"It is David Rosenfelt's great gift that I consider Andy Carpenters an old friend...As usual with Andy, there are laughs, some fascinating crime probing and a few surprises. Keep em coming Andy (or David Rosenfelt) whoever is responsible." --David Rothenberg / WBAI Radio
About the Author
DAVID ROSENFELT is the Edgar-nominated and Shamus Award–winning author of almost 30 Andy Carpenter novels, including Dog Day Afternoon; several stand-alone thrillers; nonfiction titles; and several K Team novels, a series featuring some of the characters from the Andy Carpenter series. After years of living in California, he and his wife moved to Maine with twenty-five of the four thousand dogs they have rescued.
