Chet and Bernie begin to look into Wendell’s work, a search that leads to a struggling winemaker who has received an offer he can’t refuse.
What did the hydrologist want to see them about? Is his death a random robbery, or something more? Chet and Bernie, working for nothing more than an eight-pack of Slim Jims, are on the case.īernie might be the only one who thinks the police have arrested the wrong man, including the perp’s own defense attorney. When Chet the dog, “the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction” ( Boston Globe), and his partner, PI Bernie Little of the desert-based Little Detective Agency, arrive to a meeting with hydrologist Wendell Nero, they are in for a shocking sight-Wendell has come to a violent and mysterious end. Sleeping at night! Isn’t that how we’re supposed to unwind? Knitting up the raveled sleeve of care, and all that? I’ve always been a great sleeper (not a napper).Ĭhet! A surprising number of readers seem to have named dogs after him.Spencer Quinn's Of Mutts and Men is the latest in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series that the Los Angeles Times called “nothing short of masterful"… I’ve ridden at least ten miles just about every day since the lockdown, often on Cape Cod’s beautiful Shining Sea Bike Path. My mother, who taught me almost everything I know about writing by the time I was eleven or so, said, “Push every situation as far as you can.” What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever received? Right now I seem to be enjoying the old Marty Robbins song “Begging to You,” both in Marty’s version and also Cyndi Lauper’s cover. What song/album/musical artist inspires you?
When I remember that, some narrative route always suggests itself. Unfortunately, some novels don’t have engines, but in the case of Chet and Bernie, the engine is the love between the two main characters. I step back and think of the engine that drives the story. What’s your favorite cure for writer’s block? My handwriting cannot be read by human eyes. It would involve prose traveling directly from the mind to the blank page.
My preferred method hasn’t been invented yet. What’s your preferred method for writing? Do you handwrite or type?
Author Spencer Quinn answered some of our most burning questions in a rapid fire Q&A! Read his answers below, and get ready for the release of Of Mutts and Men on July 7th!
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