A Dog at Sea: A Bull Moose Dog Run Mystery

By J.F. Englert

Book Overview

A CANINE CRUISE. A STORM OF MURDER. A LABRADOR NAMED RANDOLPH: OVERWEIGHT, OVERLY INTELLIGENT--AND OVERBOARD... For Randolph and his owner, Harry, a struggling artist, it was dog heaven: a pet lovers cruise filled with canine experts and gung-ho trainers--plus plenty of art lectures for Harry and midnight buffets for Randolph. The two have come on board to follow clues that they hope will lead to the whereabouts of the long-lost Imogen, Randolph's mistress and Harry's beloved girlfriend. But no one prepared Randolph for being put on a diet (the horror ), not to mention a new meaning for "poop deck"--or anything about murder. Especially when one victim gets killed twice. Now, with a storm bearing down on the ship, Milton Tabasco, TV's celebrated dog "mutterer," threatening to drive him mad, and a mysterious stalker shadowing Harry's every move, Randolph is running out of time to catch a killer. After all, this Lab was born to eat--not to swim....

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2MOLKQ
• ISBN13: 9780440245414
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

great fun series

i have enjoyed and laughed reading randolphs story. i hope he finds his mistress some day. im thinking of rereading these books to my two puppies, i know they understand everything thats being said.

Randolph- the great detective

This book caught my eye on the shelf. Seeing a dog holding a pipe, and wearing a seaman's cap, is just too weird. Randolph, is cute, funny, a voracious eater,charming and is a Labrador dog. The author has a way of describing people and places so well, that I feel I am there with him, eating and sniffing etc. This mystery at sea revolves around a cruise for people and their pets. Doggie snacks included. Unfortunately, someone has fallen off the deck to their death. Since no one has a clue, it is up to Randolph to help in solving this crime. At the same time being told he is fat, and lazy, he is put to the test, by having to wear a pink guard around his neck to prevent him from eating more than he should. Poor Randolph. No more "pigs in a blanket" for him. I enjoyed reading this funny mystery. I even snuck a peek to the end, to see if everything worked out. Naughty me. This is the third book in the series.I guess I should have read the cover better. My bad. I still enjoyed the story and the characters.

a dog's eye view

A Dog at Sea is a charming, witty whodunit told from the dog's point of view. Randolph, a Labrador Retriever who has a profound appreciation for literature and the classics, is off and running after his estranged mistress, Imogen, once again. Having just been pulled from the icy sea in the previous installment, Randolph finds himself aboard ship for a "Pet Cruise" to Curacao, hot on the trail of Imogen. With his man, Harry, in tow, Randolph keeps a weather eye on the railing so as not to find either of them in the drink once again. A supposed suicide on board prompts Randolph to do some investigative work as only he can do it - by nose and by stomach! Matters are complicated by an overzealous dog fitness coach, a shady "Dog Mutterer", and a host of oddball passengers and their pets. Follow Randolph and Harry through the cruise to discover just exactly who the bad guys are and where in the world Imogen is! "A Dog at Sea" is a fun mystery suitable for family reading, proving that great stories can still be told without distasteful language or situations inappropriate for younger readers. Randolph, you've done it again!

wonderful anthropomorphic whodunit

He has an extremely high IQ and loves to read a variety of boojs; unusual traits in a canine. Randolph the Labrador and his less intelligent human companion Harry are on a canine cruise in which both species have the freedom of the Nordic Bliss as poop decks have different meanings. Ostensive the duo are enjoying their time at sea; but actually are following a clue to Imogen, Harry's beloved human love and Randolph's mistress. Fearing for Randolph and Harry in that order, she faked her death because a bad person with influential allies wanted control of her uranium fortune. On board they meet Milton Tabasco, TV's dog "mutterer", who hypnotizes canines with his voice. At the Captain's Table for dinner, Milton and his wife Kitty argue and she storms out of the dining room. Later, Randolph and Harry see her crying on the deck. Soon afterward they learn she jumped overboard and is assumed dead. Randolph sniffs Tabasco and concludes Milton killed his spouse. However the smell changes to regret so Randolph wonders if his original olfactory conclusion stinks. When someone else dies in a box that Milton uses as part of a magic trick, Tabasco was nowhere near the victim at the time of the murder. Randolph investigates and scents another homicide, but has to find a way to tell the tone deaf authorities who the killer is; he comes up with a devious brilliant plan. Reminding me of my late Max (who understood the spelling of words like pizza and treat) and I am sure other readers of their brilliant dogs, Randolph loves to eat, eat, and eat yet always takes into account the best interest of his BF. In his third canine caper (see A Dog About Town and A Dog Among Diplomats), the sentient dog is at his best as he expects to dine, poop, sleep and dine, but the ship staff wants him to lose weight. His perspective (on the murders, the inquiry, exercise, and dieting, etc.) makes for a wonderful anthropomorphic whodunit. Harriet Klausner