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This book was somewhere between a cozy mystery and a crime thriller. It had elements of both but fell short of both. The MC is retired cop turned PI. He has been setup in a murder. He and his team, including his retired K9 partner Simon, work to find the killer. The plot was interesting but it lacked the twists and tension of a crime thriller. You can't call it a cozy mystery because he is a professional. The best part was Simon.

I‘m up-to-date on this mystery spinoff series, though I read the installments out of order. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#animal-instinct-the-k-team-2

Did I just spend most of today listening to this book? Yes and I have to say that I've got mixed feelings. My coworker lmk that Rosenfelt made a spinoff series to Andy Carpenter and I was like wuuutttt and I binged it. Not as funny and I'm coming to understand that the big sell is Andy and Grover Gardner bc Covey (the MC in this series) and Fred Berman (narrator) nearly put me to sleep a few times. Not bad but not great #mystery

Obviously no bribery was involved in the staging of this picture... 🤣

The second book in Rosenfelt‘s spin-off series, The K Team, makes for a fast and fun read! Andy Carpenter plays a pretty significant role here, too- and Corey‘s narration isn‘t quite that different from the Andy books for this to feel markedly separate. Still, the plot holds twists and there‘s a lot of love for dogs here! I‘m looking forward to whatever Rosenfelt writes next!