A Dog at Sea: A Bull Moose Dog Run Mystery [Mass Market Paperback]

J. F. Englert (Author)

Book Description

Series: A Bull Moose Dog Run Mystery | Publication Date: December 29, 2009

A CANINE CRUISE. A STORM OF MURDER. A LABRADOR NAMED RANDOLPH: OVERWEIGHT, OVERLY INTELLIGENT—AND OVERBOARD…

For Randolph and his owner, Harry, a struggling artist, it was dog heaven: a pet lovers cruise filled with canine experts and gung-ho trainers—plus plenty of art lectures for Harry and midnight buffets for Randolph. The two have come on board to follow clues that they hope will lead to the whereabouts of the long-lost Imogen, Randolph’s mistress and Harry’s beloved girlfriend. But no one prepared Randolph for being put on a diet (the horror!), not to mention a new meaning for “poop deck”—or anything about murder. Especially when one victim gets killed twice.

Now, with a storm bearing down on the ship, Milton Tabasco, TV’s celebrated dog “mutterer,” threatening to drive him mad, and a mysterious stalker shadowing Harry’s every move, Randolph is running out of time to catch a killer. After all, this Lab was born to eat—not to swim.…

Editorial Reviews

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“I do believe I’m in love….Randolph is witty, a product of his eclectic reading habits.” —Jersey Journal

“J. F. Englert has written a two-role mystery starring one of the most unique heroes in the genre.” —Midwest Book Review

About the Author

J. F. Englert, a writer of fiction and nonfiction for both print and screen, lives in Manhattan with his wife, P. Englert, daughter, C. Englert, and dog, R. Englert.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Dell; Original edition (December 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440245419
• ISBN-13: 978-0440245414
• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 0.8 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #707,495 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful anthropomorphic whodunit, December 31, 2009

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Dog at Sea: A Bull Moose Dog Run Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

He has an extremely high IQ and loves to read a variety of boojs; unusual traits in a canine. Randolph the Labrador and his less intelligent human companion Harry are on a canine cruise in which both species have the freedom of the Nordic Bliss as poop decks have different meanings. Ostensive the duo are enjoying their time at sea; but actually are following a clue to Imogen, Harry's beloved human love and Randolph's mistress. Fearing for Randolph and Harry in that order, she faked her death because a bad person with influential allies wanted control of her uranium fortune.

On board they meet Milton Tabasco, TV's dog "mutterer", who hypnotizes canines with his voice. At the Captain's Table for dinner, Milton and his wife Kitty argue and she storms out of the dining room. Later, Randolph and Harry see her crying on the deck. Soon afterward they learn she jumped overboard and is assumed dead. Randolph sniffs Tabasco and concludes Milton killed his spouse. However the smell changes to regret so Randolph wonders if his original olfactory conclusion stinks. When someone else dies in a box that Milton uses as part of a magic trick, Tabasco was nowhere near the victim at the time of the murder. Randolph investigates and scents another homicide, but has to find a way to tell the tone deaf authorities who the killer is; he comes up with a devious brilliant plan.

Reminding me of my late Max (who understood the spelling of words like pizza and treat) and I am sure other readers of their brilliant dogs, Randolph loves to eat, eat, and eat yet always takes into account the best interest of his BF. In his third canine caper (see A Dog About Town and A Dog Among Diplomats), the sentient dog is at his best as he expects to dine, poop, sleep and dine, but the ship staff wants him to lose weight. His perspective (on the murders, the inquiry, exercise, and dieting, etc.) makes for a wonderful anthropomorphic whodunit.

Harriet Klausner

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a dog's eye view, January 31, 2010

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Kathleen Michelle - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Dog at Sea: A Bull Moose Dog Run Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

A Dog at Sea is a charming, witty whodunit told from the dog's point of view. Randolph, a Labrador Retriever who has a profound appreciation for literature and the classics, is off and running after his estranged mistress, Imogen, once again. Having just been pulled from the icy sea in the previous installment, Randolph finds himself aboard ship for a "Pet Cruise" to Curacao, hot on the trail of Imogen. With his man, Harry, in tow, Randolph keeps a weather eye on the railing so as not to find either of them in the drink once again. A supposed suicide on board prompts Randolph to do some investigative work as only he can do it - by nose and by stomach! Matters are complicated by an overzealous dog fitness coach, a shady "Dog Mutterer", and a host of oddball passengers and their pets.

Follow Randolph and Harry through the cruise to discover just exactly who the bad guys are and where in the world Imogen is! "A Dog at Sea" is a fun mystery suitable for family reading, proving that great stories can still be told without distasteful language or situations inappropriate for younger readers. Randolph, you've done it again!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great fun series, March 16, 2010

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This review is from: A Dog at Sea: A Bull Moose Dog Run Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

i have enjoyed and laughed reading randolphs story. i hope he finds his mistress some day. im thinking of rereading these books to my two puppies, i know they understand everything thats being said.