Deck the Hounds is the eighth literary fiction book in the An Andy Carpenter Novel series by the author David Rosenfelt.
Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter doesn’t usually stop to help others, seeing a dog next to a homeless man inspired him to give the couple some money to help. . Andy’s luck when things don’t end there. When Andy confronted them, the man and dog were attacked in the middle of the night in the street. The dog protected its new owner, and the previous attacker was bitten but escaped. But the dog was quarantined, and the man, Don Carrigan, was heartbroken.
Don and his dog, Zoey, are living above Andy’s garage and have become two new additions to the family. When Andy accidentally reveals his guest’s name in an interview, things take a turn for the worse; It turns out that Don is wanted for a murder that happened two years ago. Not only did Don declare his innocence, but he also didn’t know what he was wanted for without his knowledge in the first place. Andy must vindicate his new friend, if he doesn’t get dragged into the quagmire first.
