--- product_id: 2097183 title: "Thereby Hangs a Tail: A Chet and Bernie Mystery (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series)" price: "€ 23.18" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.it/products/2097183-thereby-hangs-a-tail-a-chet-and-bernie-mystery-chet store_origin: IT region: Italy --- # Thereby Hangs a Tail: A Chet and Bernie Mystery (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series) **Price:** € 23.18 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Thereby Hangs a Tail: A Chet and Bernie Mystery (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series) - **How much does it cost?** € 23.18 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.it](https://www.desertcart.it/products/2097183-thereby-hangs-a-tail-a-chet-and-bernie-mystery-chet) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Thereby Hangs a Tail: A Chet and Bernie Mystery (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series): 9781416585862: Quinn, Spencer: Books Review: Super-cute mystery - I love mysteries. I love dogs. I love books that make me laugh. Thereby Hangs a Tail has all three. Chet, the K-9 narrator of the story, continually makes me smile. This book is the second in the Chet and Bernie mystery series. (Dog On It is the first book.) In this story, Chet and Bernie are hired to protect Princess - a pampered show dog - but before they can even start the job, Chet has an unfortunate incident with a dog treat (sometimes his self-control is not the best) and they get fired before they can even begin! But when Princess and her owner are kidnapped, Chet and Bernie are back on the job. The plot includes a ghost town, murder, hippies and a currupt sheriff of a tiny town. When Chet and Bernie get seperated, Chet has to set off across the desert trying to find his way home. He stumbles upon Princess along the way. The scenes between Chet and Princess are really cute and precious. In this second installment of the series, you get a bigger glimpse into Bernies mysterious past - his time in the military - but since the story is narrated by the dog, you don't get as much detail about personal things. It's always sweet though, how Chet believes Bernie is the "smartest person in the room". The author does a great job of portraying the loyalty of a dog to his "owner". And Bernie's deep feelings for Chet, too. The mystery is not the most complicated. (Spencer Quinn is no Agatha Christie.) But it's satisfying enough and I always prefer stories where the good guys win. Chet spends most of the book just wanting to "grab the perp by the pant leg." If you want a book with a nice mystery that will make you smile, giggle or laugh out loud, you won't be disappointed by Thereby Hangs a Tail. (Just a note, the book does include bad language, including using the F-word and the Lord's name in vain.) Review: A Dog's Eye View of Crime and Resolution (with apologies to Pete Stuart) - This second book of the series by Spencer Smith has all the snap and pizazz of the first, "Dog On It." The twist of the tale being told through the eyes of Chet, the faithful and adoring canine best friend of private investigator Bernie, does not get old. Hilarious ruminations from a dog's eye view pepper the book with laughs even as Chet and Bernie get into one scrape after another. The one small glitch is the predictable side story of Chet getting "lost," only to be reunited with Bernie through a confluence of circumstance and coincidence. But overall, the book is quite fun, with the story neatly wrapped up as Bernie solves the mystery through street smarts and dogged determination with help from his canine companion--pun intended! In Bernie, Smith has created a smart, tough crime solver whose character is nicely balanced by his apparent puzzlement when it comes to dealing with the women in is life. The combination makes him quite loveable. Like the Seely Booth character of "Bones," Bernie is ex-military; a guy who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps, can handle himself in a fight, and who's heart is stalwart and true. The combination of man and dog and a good story make this series irresistible. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #79,064 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,501 in Cozy Animal Mysteries #3,546 in Suspense Thrillers #4,046 in American Literature (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,476 Reviews | ## Images ![Thereby Hangs a Tail: A Chet and Bernie Mystery (The Chet and Bernie Mystery Series) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71JTcLpG1gL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Super-cute mystery *by M***C on June 20, 2013* I love mysteries. I love dogs. I love books that make me laugh. Thereby Hangs a Tail has all three. Chet, the K-9 narrator of the story, continually makes me smile. This book is the second in the Chet and Bernie mystery series. (Dog On It is the first book.) In this story, Chet and Bernie are hired to protect Princess - a pampered show dog - but before they can even start the job, Chet has an unfortunate incident with a dog treat (sometimes his self-control is not the best) and they get fired before they can even begin! But when Princess and her owner are kidnapped, Chet and Bernie are back on the job. The plot includes a ghost town, murder, hippies and a currupt sheriff of a tiny town. When Chet and Bernie get seperated, Chet has to set off across the desert trying to find his way home. He stumbles upon Princess along the way. The scenes between Chet and Princess are really cute and precious. In this second installment of the series, you get a bigger glimpse into Bernies mysterious past - his time in the military - but since the story is narrated by the dog, you don't get as much detail about personal things. It's always sweet though, how Chet believes Bernie is the "smartest person in the room". The author does a great job of portraying the loyalty of a dog to his "owner". And Bernie's deep feelings for Chet, too. The mystery is not the most complicated. (Spencer Quinn is no Agatha Christie.) But it's satisfying enough and I always prefer stories where the good guys win. Chet spends most of the book just wanting to "grab the perp by the pant leg." If you want a book with a nice mystery that will make you smile, giggle or laugh out loud, you won't be disappointed by Thereby Hangs a Tail. (Just a note, the book does include bad language, including using the F-word and the Lord's name in vain.) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Dog's Eye View of Crime and Resolution (with apologies to Pete Stuart) *by P***J on July 13, 2011* This second book of the series by Spencer Smith has all the snap and pizazz of the first, "Dog On It." The twist of the tale being told through the eyes of Chet, the faithful and adoring canine best friend of private investigator Bernie, does not get old. Hilarious ruminations from a dog's eye view pepper the book with laughs even as Chet and Bernie get into one scrape after another. The one small glitch is the predictable side story of Chet getting "lost," only to be reunited with Bernie through a confluence of circumstance and coincidence. But overall, the book is quite fun, with the story neatly wrapped up as Bernie solves the mystery through street smarts and dogged determination with help from his canine companion--pun intended! In Bernie, Smith has created a smart, tough crime solver whose character is nicely balanced by his apparent puzzlement when it comes to dealing with the women in is life. The combination makes him quite loveable. Like the Seely Booth character of "Bones," Bernie is ex-military; a guy who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps, can handle himself in a fight, and who's heart is stalwart and true. The combination of man and dog and a good story make this series irresistible. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Tour de Force *by A***Y on November 2, 2019* There is a science fiction book where an extraterrestrial is a main character. I didn’t much like the book but in the afterword the author told me something I never forgot: it’s awfully hard to write anything from the point of view of a nonhuman. Well in this book the author does just that! With a deft element of humor too, easily appreciated by those who have shared a house with a dog. It almost seems like the author knows what the animal is thinking. The book is presented first person by the dog, Chet. And he’s painted with a deft touch — he washed out of police K-9 training and his human partner also has a chequered past. As a pair of misfits they are unstoppable at solving crimes. Especially if you have or at one time had a dog, Chet rings profoundly true. He’s not Lassie, he’s more like a real dog who knows he’s supposed to round up the perps but sometimes gets distracted by a squirrel. The story takes place in “the Valley”, not so familiar an environment for east coast readers but it deals with universal human (and doggy) themes. If anything the second book is better than the first. 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