Golden Retriever Mysteries 7-9 — Neil Plakcy

Golden Blurb 7-9#7 Honest to DogThe body in the canal belongs to Steve's old friend. Can Steve and Rochester uncover the clues to what happened to him?When his college friend Doug moves to Stewart's Crossing after an ugly divorce, reformed computer hacker Steve Levitan sees a way to pay forward the help he received under similar circumstances. But when Doug dies under mysterious circumstances, Steve and his crime-solving golden retriever Rochester have a new goal: Find the truth behind Doug's death, even if Steve has to risk the freedom he has fought so hard for to do it. Contains Ponzi schemers, a Quaker funeral and cute jump drives shaped like llamas.#8 Dog is in the DetailsWho killed the rabbi's brother? And why?In this eighth of the golden retriever mysteries, Steve explores his background growing up Jewish in the Trenton suburbs. A young man suffering from mental illness disrupts the blessing of the animals at the synagogue Steve attends, a congregation where he grew up and celebrated his bar mitzvah.This starts Steve and Rochester on their newest investigation, one that will take Steve back into the past of his family, his congregation, and the Jewish population of the city where he was born. As Steve teaches a class in Jewish American literature, he and Rochester nose out suspects and dig up clues to present-day crimes-and ones in the past which still influence the living. From the rabbi's Talmud study group to a homeless shelter in Trenton, our two intrepid sleuths are on the trail of someone with deep secrets, and the will to kill to protect them.#9 Dog KnowsPeggy was a great friend to Steve when they were teens -- Can he help her now as she faces the death penalty?As teens, Steve admired Peggy because of the way she fought back from a difficult childhood to travel to France and aspire to a college degree and a career as a lawyer. When he discovers she's been addicted to drugs, danced at a strip club, and married a biker, he's surprised. How could the girl he knew grow up to be the woman the media are calling The Black Widow of Birch Valley?Can he and Rochester dig up the clues that might acquit Peggy, while avoiding the slippery slope of hacking that could cause him to lose everything he cares for? Trust Rochester to keep Steve on the straight and narrow, and bring the real killer to justice.