Tail of Vengeance: A Chet and Bernie Mystery eShort Story
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Spencer Quinn
Spencer Quinn is the bestselling author of eight Chet and Bernie mystery series, as well as the #1 New York Times bestselling Bowser and Birdie series for middle-grade readers. He lives on Cape Cod with his wife Diana—and dogs Audrey and Pearl. Keep up with him by visiting SpenceQuinn.com.
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Reviews for Tail of Vengeance
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This short story ends with a bang! It fills in some gaps in the Chet and Bernie saga, but it works as a stand alone. Told from the point of view of Chet, canine extraordinaire, it abounds with humor. You don’t have to be a regular reader to enjoy the humor and excitement, but once you start the series, you will likely want to continue with it. The entertainment value goes up with the audio version superbly performed by narrator Jim Frangione.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Followers of this series know that Chet has mentioned the Teitelbaums several times ("That's a story for another time"), and we finally get the scoop on that particular case. Oh, what a case it is-- even if you've never heard of the Teitelbaums!Spencer Quinn's digital short stories are perfect on multiple levels. For fans, it helps tide them over until the next Chet and Bernie book. For dog lovers, there's no author better at getting inside the head of a canine. Mystery lovers have something to sink their teeth into, and those readers who can't get enough laugh-out-loud humor should be satisfied as well.Love mysteries? Love dogs and humor? Feeling a bit hesitant to read a book written from a dog's point of view? "Tail of Vengeance" is the perfect vehicle to take for a test drive. After you've read it, chances are you'll be going back to the dealership to trade in the subcompact for the luxury sedan.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5(Fiction, Mystery, eShort) I can’t remember a lot about this entry in the Chet & Bernie series, and that’s a little unusual for me with these books. So even though I seemed to have enjoyed it (I rated it 4 stars when I read it), it’s perhaps not quite up to the usual sparkling standards for this series.4 stars anyway
Book preview
Tail of Vengeance - Spencer Quinn
TAIL OF VENGEANCE
I think my boyfriend is cheating on me."
We should have walked away at that very moment, me and Bernie—or better yet run, our tails between our legs. Not so easy in Bernie’s case, since, maybe like you, he’s stuck with living a tailless life, poor guy. Imagine that! Actually, I can’t. The good news is that I’ve got enough tail for two, a strong, bushy, pleasing-to-the-eye tail that even has a mind of its own. Sometimes it wags me! Or just about. I’m not so easy to wag, being a hundred-plus-pounder and strong for my size, Bernie says. And not just Bernie: ask some of the perps up at Northern Correctional, although they may not have time for chitchat, what with being so busy breaking rocks in the hot sun. The point is we’ve taken down lots of perps here at the Little Detective Agency. Bernie’s last name is Little. I’m Chet, pure and simple.
This customer with the cheating boyfriend problem did not look like a perp. What she looked like was the kind of woman who has a certain effect on Bernie. A lock of her golden hair—mostly golden, that is, the roots telling a darker story—drooped down over one eye, and she flicked it back into place with a little shake of the head. That got Bernie’s attention, big-time. Why? I just didn’t understand.
Well, uh, Sherry, is it?
Bernie said.
Sherry Caputo. Lieutenant Stine of Valley PD recommended you. He’s my neighbor.
Very . . . thoughtful of him,
Bernie said. The thing is, Sherry, that while I’m sorry to hear about your situation—
Tell me about it,
the woman said. If he’s cheating, I’m going to wring his neck.
And if he’s not?
Sherry blinked. I hadn’t thought of that.
Her eyes shifted, sometimes a sign that human thinking was in the works. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves,
she said.
Right,
said Bernie. Exactly. Glad you said that. The thing is, this isn’t really the kind of job we take on. Missing persons is more our line.
Stine said you’d say that. He also told me about the Hawaiian pants.
Oh, no. Not that. Is there such a thing as being too brilliant? That’s the story of the Hawaiian pants. Bernie’s a big fan of Hawaiian shirts, the one he was wearing at the moment—with a pattern of hula-dancing mules—not one of my favorites. And this was in the early days with Bernie, before I’d even met a mule, namely Rummy, about whom more some other time, or never. Where I’m going with this is . . . is . . . right! The Hawaiian pants! One night, after a bourbon or two—or maybe more, but I don’t go past two, the perfect number, to my way of thinking—Bernie suddenly