The Long Good Boy

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A dog trainer-turned-PI and her pit bull go after a killerwith a little help from a courageous dachshundin this mystery by a Shamus Award winner.

Rachel and Dash have a new client. Well,threenew clients. A trio of transvestite working girls want Rachel to investigate the death of one of their own. Rosalindas throat was slashed on Halloween right after the Greenwich Village parade. Finding her killer isnt exactly the NYPDs top priorityand LaDonna, Chi Chi, and Jasmine are terrified that theyll be next.

With her cash retainer in handand very few leadsRachel starts digging. What is the connection between Rosalinda and a dead butcher Soon, with the help of Chi Chis mini-dachshund, Clint, Rachel is breaking into a plant in the Meatpacking District. But her future is suddenly on the line when she sets herself up as bait to catch the killer. As Rachel follows a twisting trail with only Dash for protection, she discovers that her foray into the life could end with her own untimely death.

The Long Good Boy is the 6th book in the Rachel Alexander and Dash Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.

Reviews

[Benjamins] characters come vividly to life.... A mystery worth reading. Publishers Weekly

Youll find Benjamins work first-rate. The Plain Dealer

Vivid New York settings, authentic descriptions of dogs and dog training, and appealing human and canine characters... might appeal to readers of hard-boiled New York novels (Lawrence Block, for example) as well as to fans of other canine series. Booklist

Carol Lea Benjamin is as good at writing mysteries as she is at writing about dogs. Laurien Berenson, author ofUnderdog

Vivid, sympathetic, and amusing characterizations. Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Carol Lea Benjamin is the author of the Rachel Alexander and Dash mystery novels, which feature a Greenwich Villagebased private investigator and her pit bull sidekick.This Dog for Hire, the first book in the series, won the Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel. Benjamin has also been a teacher, worked as a private investigator, trained dogs, and written dog-training manuals such asMother Knows Best:The Natural Way to Train Your Dog.She lives in New York City with her husband and two dogs.