A Hell of a Dog, Carol Lea Benjamin
A Hell of a Dog, Carol Lea Benjamin
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A Hell of a Dog

Author: Carol Lea Benjamin

Series: Rachel Alexander and Dash Mysteries

Narrator: Dina Pearlman

Unabridged: 7 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/14/2025


Synopsis

Someone is killing off the great dog trainers of the world—and it's up to PI Rachel Alexander and her pit bull, Dash, to collar the murderer

Rachel has just been hired as undercover security at a dog-training symposium at a posh Manhattan hotel. How can the Greenwich Village PI and her pit bull, Dashiell, turn down the hefty fee, plus free room and biscuits at the Ritz? All Rachel has to do is keep the peace among the competitive diva dog trainers who have come with their prize pooches from all corners of the globe.

She and Dash have barely infiltrated the festivities when they find out that one of the trainers, the self-proclaimed guru of a controversial obedience technique, has been electrocuted in his bathtub. The cops are calling it an accident. Until another trainer dies . . . and then another. With suspects including a dog psychic and a behaviorist to the stars, Rachel discovers that it's the humans who need to be housebroken as she and Dash bring a serial killer to heel.

About Carol Lea Benjamin

Carol Lea Benjamin is the award-winning author of Dog Training for Kids, Dog Tricks (with Capt. Arthur J. Haggerty), Dog Problems, Second-Hand Dog, The Chosen Puppy, Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence, Dog Training in 10 Minutes, and the Rachael Alexander and Dash mysteries, This Dog for Hire and The Dog Who Knew Too Much.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Waverly on November 05, 2017

One of my favorite series. In this book, Rachel Alexander is hired by a woman who is putting together a conference featuring famous dog trainers, who she knows will be at each other's throats, so she hopes Rachel will help keep things running smoothly. What's most fun about the book is the way the a......more

Goodreads review by Clare on October 08, 2014

This mystery is set at a dog training symposium in New York, with PI Rachel Alexander and her pit bull Dash hired to run security. Each of the featured trainers brings his or her own dog along, so the reader enjoys a feast of dog behaviour and demonstrations of training techniques. The people are al......more

Goodreads review by C.J. on June 02, 2014

Number three in the Rachel Alexander and Dash mystery series...be sure to read the first two as character development builds. Rachel and her pit bull Dash are hired to maintain harmony when a group of canine experts gather at a hotel in New York city across from Central Park. Egos run high and argum......more

Goodreads review by Jo on April 27, 2018

My least favorite of the four Rachel Alexander and Dash mysteries I've read so far. The plot was a bit weak, there were dog terms I didn't understand (felt like an outsider in a group of dog people), and I often had a hard time figuring out who was speaking during conversations. And Dash played a mu......more

Goodreads review by Kristin on April 20, 2023

great writing And a lot about dogs! Although murder mysteries are considered “genre” writing, Carol Benjamin puts the lie to that. Descriptions, plotting, dialogue, personalities—it’s all there.......more