Thereby Hangs a Tail

Thereby Hangs a Tail by Spencer Quinn

This is book two in a series. I read Dog On It last year and there's a third title that follows this one; To Fetch a Thief (which I haven't read yet). The stories follow the private detective partnership of Chet and Bernie and are told from Chet's perspective. Chet is a dog. So see? Great premise.

I love dogs. I love detective stories. There's something about these that just don't quite do it. I enjoy thinking about the world from a dog's-eye-view and the first book was great fun. I found myself struggling to get through the second one. Maybe it was just the story, about an abducted show dog named Princess. I found it a little tedious.

The third one is in my to-be-read pile, and I'm sure I'll read it. I hope I enjoy it as much as the first one, I hope I hope. Because, if it doesn't measure up I'm afraid I'll have to stop with the series. Life is too short and there are way too many really good books out in the world ...

Have you read these? Do you feel the same?