Synopses & Reviews
Raymond Chandler meets David Sedaris—the first in a dynamite new cozy series thats “a lot of fun, full of unexpected depths and twists.” —Josh Bazell, bestselling author of
Beat the ReaperAmy Carter is missing. And theres no one less capable of finding her than Max Bravo.
Max Bravo is a mid-rung opera singer with a diva's towering ego. And he doesnt do favors. Not until the day he visits a troubled friend in Berkeley and offers to walk her dog.
Max quickly discovers the local dog park. Its an odd, private little world—a preserve for neighborhood crackpots and lay-abouts, and, incidentally, their dogs.
But, the park regulars are friendly. Clubby. They even serve beer. Before long, Max cant stay away.
When one of the regulars disappears, Maxs interest in the dog park turns to obsession. Amy Carter - beautiful, adored, pregnant - has vanished. The circumstances bode the worst.
What happened to Amy? The dog park club has brewed up a theory. And they mean to prove it.
Review
"Robinsons fiction debut is an amusing dark comedy with charismatic characters and a story that seems ripped from the headlines but turns out to be far more interesting than the truth."
--Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "Compelling and readable, this offbeat debut will appeal to all lovers of dog mysteries."
--Booklist "Drag out the dictionary, go to "S": smart, savage, slapstick--and sympathetic. The Dog Park Club is that rarest of gems, a comic tour de force that steals your heart." ---David Corbett, author of The Devil's Redhead
"Sly, witty and fun, The Dog Park Club is a pitch perfect debut--a darkly comic ensemble piece wrapped in a mystery and executed with the assuredness of a master. Robinson's opera star-cum-detective Max Bravo delivers a virtuoso performance. Bravo, indeed!" ---Karen Dionne, author of Freezing Point
"Laugh out loud funny...a charming aria to complicated personal relationships and the lengths to which we'll go to keep our friends." ---Rebecca Cantrell, author of A Trace of Smoke
"Robinson writes with style and tension...I found myself trying to guess whodunit all the way to the end." ---K.M. Soehnlein, author of The World of Normal Boys
"This is San Francisco noir at its best, sometimes chilling and often hilarious." ---Stephen Beachy, author of The Whistling Song
Synopsis
Raymond Chandler meets David Sedaris--the first in a dynamite new cozy series that's a lot of fun, full of unexpected depths and twists. --Josh Bazell, bestselling author of Beat the Reaper
Synopsis
Max Bravo, an opera singer, is the unlikely protagonist in the first in a dynamite new cozy series that is wry, darkly comic, terminally knowing (David Gates, bestselling author of "Jernigan").
Synopsis
Raymond Chandler meets David Sedaristhe first in a dynamite new cozy series thats “a lot of fun, full of unexpected depths and twists.” Josh Bazell, bestselling author of Beat the Reaper
About the Author
CYNTHIA ROBINSONs stories have appeared in Opium.com and the First Thrills anthology. Nominated for the Best New American Voices award, she lives in San Francisco. The Dog Park Club is her first novel.