- Mass Market Paperback: 306 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; First THUS edition (31 Dec 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0440225485
- ISBN-13: 978-0440225485
- Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 2.1 x 17.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,794,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Having been invited to a dog training symposium by Rachel Alexander, Samantha Lewis decides to attend, but following her arrival, the known rivalry between the two dog trainers becomes increasingly fierce and dangerous.
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Format:Hardcover
It's a dog's life in the mystery genre. The cats get starring roles, author co-credits, even whole series named after them. The doggie detectives are thrown the scraps. Enter Rachel Alexander, the private eye, who, with her faithful pit bull sidekick, Dashiell, is asked to provide security during a week-long dog training symposium at a posh New York City hotel in "A Hell of a Dog." A former dog trainer herself, Alexander knew the participants, each of whom believed that their philosophy, whether involving the use of prompt and frequent rewards, punishments or reading the pooch's psychic aura, will make them the next Barbara Wodehouse. Her job is complicated by the presence of a now ex-lover who decided to go back to his wife. "A Hell of a Dog" earns its best of show ribbon on several levels. The mystery is suitably mystifying, Alexander is an intelligent heroine with a heart, and the dog handlers are an entertaining pack of purebreeds and mutts. Watching them snapping and snarling at each other is only one of the book's pleasures. Benjamin writes knowledgeably about the dog world and the handlers' discussions and arguments about training are enlightening without being intrusive.
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Renowned for her dog training symposiums, Samantha Lewis hires private investigator Rachel Alexander, a former canine instructor, to help keep the peace among the acrimonious attendees expected to come to her latest seminar. Not expecting major trouble, Rachel and her dog Dashiel look forward to a relaxing stay at the convention's locale, the Ritz, a fancy hotel that overlooks Central Park West. To hide her true assignment from the participants, Rachel will provide a presentation at the seminar.
However, from the start, ugly rivalries surface until the acrid dueling turn deadly when two allegedly accidental deaths occur. The convention continues with heated debates and arguments seemingly springing up all over Manhattan centering on appropriate training techniques. Meanwhile, Rachel begins an investigation of the happenings in an effort to learn who wants to become top dog at any cost before someone else is murdered.
In her third canine caper (see THIS DOG FOR HIRE and THE DOG WHO KNEW TOO MUCH), award winning Carol Lea Benjamin scribes a crisp, wonderful who-done-it starring several intriguing characters. Rachel and Dashiel are a charming duo, but it is the symposium attendees who make A HELL OF A DOG, a hell of a book that will delight fans of canine mysteries.
Harriet Klausner
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Dog Mystery A Leader of the Pack
6 Jan 1999
Format:Hardcover
It's a dog's life in the mystery genre. The cats get starring roles, author co-credits, even whole series named after them. The doggie detectives are thrown the scraps. Enter Rachel Alexander, the private eye, who, with her faithful pit bull sidekick, Dashiell, is asked to provide security during a week-long dog training symposium at a posh New York City hotel in "A Hell of a Dog." A former dog trainer herself, Alexander knew the participants, each of whom believed that their philosophy, whether involving the use of prompt and frequent rewards, punishments or reading the pooch's psychic aura, will make them the next Barbara Wodehouse. Her job is complicated by the presence of a now ex-lover who decided to go back to his wife. "A Hell of a Dog" earns its best of show ribbon on several levels. The mystery is suitably mystifying, Alexander is an intelligent heroine with a heart, and the dog handlers are an entertaining pack of purebreeds and mutts. Watching them snapping and snarling at each other is only one of the book's pleasures. Benjamin writes knowledgeably about the dog world and the handlers' discussions and arguments about training are enlightening without being intrusive.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
My favorite book in the series
1 Jan 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I loved this book & read it straight through. At a dog training symposium, the dog trainers are dropping like flies. Rachel & Dash work undercover in this whodunit. With lots of twists & turns, the story kept me guessing right up until the very end. Woven into the story is info about various training methods, plus entertaining grumblings from the various trainers. Having spent a good deal of time with people in the dog world, I enjoyed the personalities of the dog trainers and found that they shared many of the same aggravating traits of the dog-fanatics who I have met through the years.
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