David Rosenfelt

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David Rosenfelt
Born Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Alma mater New York University
Genre Mystery novels
Website
davidrosenfelt.com

David Rosenfelt is an American author who has written thirty-three novels and three TV movies. The main character in most of his mystery books is Andy Carpenter, attorney and dog lover.

Contents

Biography

Rosenfelt graduated from New York University and then decided to work in the movie business. After being interviewed by his uncle, who was the President of United Artists, he was hired and worked his way up the corporate culture. [1] Rosenfelt eventually became the marketing president for Tri-Star Pictures. He married and had two children during this period. [1]

Rosenfelt left the corporate industry and wrote screenplays for movies and television. He turned to writing novels and has become quite successful in that genre. [1] In 1995, he and his wife started the "Tara Foundation" which has saved over 4,000 dogs. He is a dog lover and supports more than two dozen dogs. [1]

Style

Rosenfelt, who is a dog lover and who has worked with many lawyers in his occupation, created the character Andy Carpenter, an attorney who faces corporate cultures and who is a dog lover.

Format

Rosenfelt books run in the low to mid 300 pages with 15 basic beats and about 40 scenes fairly consistent with movie and television formats.

Books

Standalone Fiction

Andy Carpenter series

  1. Open and Shut, 2002, Grand Central Publishing ISBN   978-0446555128
  2. First Degree, 2003, Grand Central Publishing, ISBN   978-0446555111
  3. Bury the Lead, 2004, Grand Central Publishing ISBN   978-0446612869
    • Selection of the NBC Today Book Club.
  4. Sudden Death, 2005, Mysterious Press, ISBN   978-0892967834
  5. Dead Center, 2006, Mysterious Press, ISBN   978-0892960026
  6. Play Dead, 2007, Grand Central Publishing, ISBN   978-0446582414
  7. New Tricks, 2009, Grand Central Publishing, ISBN   978-0446505871
  8. Dog Tags, 2010, Grand Central Publishing, ISBN   978-0446551526
  9. One Dog Night, 2011, Minotaur Books, ISBN   978-0312647995
  10. Leader of the Pack, 2012, Minotaur Books, ISBN   978-0312648046
  11. Unleashed, 2013, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250024725
  12. Hounded, 2014, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250024749
  13. Who Let the Dog Out?, 2015, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250055330
  14. Outfoxed, 2016, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250055347
  15. The Twelve Dogs of Christmas, 2017, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250145611
  16. Collared, 2017, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250055354
  17. Rescued, 2018, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250133069
  18. Deck the Hounds, 2018, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250198488
  19. Bark of Night, 2019, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250133090
  20. Dachshund Through the Snow, 2019, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250237682
  21. Muzzled, 2020, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250257116
  22. Silent Bite, 2020, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250257147
  23. Dog Eat Dog, 2021, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250257123
  24. Best In Snow, 2021, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250257178
  25. Holy Chow, 2022, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250828873
  26. Santa's Little Yelpers, 2022, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250828811
  27. Flop Dead Gorgeous, 2023, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250828903
  28. Twas the Bite Before Christmas, 2023, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250828842

The K Team

Andy Carpenter spinoff series.

  1. The K Team, 2020, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250257192
  2. Animal Instinct, 2021, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250257208
  3. Citizen K-9, 2022, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250828934
  4. Good Dog, Bad Cop, 2023, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250828965

Doug Brock series

  1. Blackout, 2016, Minotaur Books, ISBN   978-1250055316
  2. Fade to Black, 2018, Minotaur Books, ISBN   978-1250133120
  3. Black and Blue, 2019, Minotaur Books, ISBN   9781250133144

Nonfiction

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