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First Degree cover

Open and Shut cover

Andy Carpenter

A Cozy Mystery Series by David Rosenfelt

Open and Shut is the first book of the Andy Carpenter series

FIRST PUBLISHED 2002

NUMBER OF BOOKS 34 books

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Snarky defense lawyers with dogs as real investigative partners
Courtroom murder mysteries driven by loyalty and personal stakes
Cozy crime with rescue-dog heart and dry humor

Book Series In Order

Open and Shut

1

Open and Shut

First Degree

2

First Degree

Bury the Lead

3

Bury the Lead

Sudden Death

4

Sudden Death

Dead Center

5

Dead Center

Play Dead

6

Play Dead

New Tricks

7

New Tricks

Dog Tags

8

Dog Tags

One Dog Night

9

One Dog Night

Leader of the Pack

10

Leader of the Pack

Unleashed

11

Unleashed

Hounded

12

Hounded

Who Let the Dog Out?

13

Who Let the Dog Out?

Outfoxed

14

Outfoxed

The Twelve Dogs of Christmas

15

The Twelve Dogs of Christmas

Collared

16

Collared

Rescued

17

Rescued

Deck the Hounds

18

Deck the Hounds

Bark of Night

19

Bark of Night

Dachshund Through the Snow

20

Dachshund Through the Snow

Muzzled

21

Muzzled

Silent Bite

22

Silent Bite

Dog Eat Dog

23

Dog Eat Dog

Best in Snow

24

Best in Snow

Holy Chow

25

Holy Chow

Santa's Little Yelpers

26

Santa's Little Yelpers

Flop Dead Gorgeous

27

Flop Dead Gorgeous

'Twas the Bite Before Christmas

28

'Twas the Bite Before Christmas

Dog Day Afternoon

29

Dog Day Afternoon

The More the Terrier

30

The More the Terrier

Dogged Pursuit

31

Dogged Pursuit

And to All a Good Bite

32

And to All a Good Bite

Dead Men Don't Play Fetch

33

Dead Men Don't Play Fetch

Bark Humbug

34

Bark Humbug

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