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Feb 16, 2010
An inconclusive ending mars this story, told by Randolph, an erudite Lab who, with his master, artist Harry, are on a pet cruise, hoping to find Harry's girlfriend and Randolph's original owner, Imogene. When a woman onboard commits suicide, Randolph is sure that her husband, pet mutterer Milton Tabasco, is the culprit. But there's more to the story than that. Apparently two earlier books describe Imogene's supposed death and her flight from forces trying to wrest her family's uranium fortune
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Jan 29, 2011
Bordering on smart and intermittently funny (the spoof of Cesar Millan in Englert's character the "Dog Mutterer," who uses his trademarked Tourette's commands to control dogs, is welcome, though rather overdone), but out of control (dogs can talk to each other but don't -- on a cruise ship full of dogs --until the second-to-last chapter; Randolph has a phenomenal sense of smell but never detects the very object of the main characters' voyage, his lost mistress...). And having the dog
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Apr 04, 2010
This book was truly terrible. How often do you fall asleep while reading the last ten pages of a mystery, when the murderer is about to be revealed?
I found Randolph to be completely pompous and dull. I won't spend any time on the rest of the books in this sad series.
I found Randolph to be completely pompous and dull. I won't spend any time on the rest of the books in this sad series.
Feb 19, 2010
It sure was nice to be reunited with Randolph. Missed his chubby labby self. Interesting characters... the ending might be a bit more cliff-hanger-y than I like, but it was a fun read.
May 19, 2010
A funny, often hilarious mystery narrated by a well-read Labrador retriever. I thoroughly enjoyed this engaging, well-constructed novel.
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