I was a fan of Suzie Sanchez and didn’t like it at all when that relationship fell apart, and I wished for more time with the doctor Bernie dated. What starts off as a way to deal with some unnecessary guilt becomes a hunt for someone responsible for at least one murder-and hopefully, Rocket. It turns out that there’s quite the history attached to this switchblade, and most of it was shared by other people who were associated with their high school (including one person Bernie knows but didn’t realize was from the same school). Chet does find his distinctive switchblade buried under Rocket’s tent, however-and now Bernie’s even more curious, and he sets out to find his old teammate. He’s not there, either-and there’s almost no trace of him. Rocket’s nowhere to be found, but someone else directs Bernie to a camp Rocket was staying at.
After their meal, Rocket Saluka has Bernie drop him off on the off-ramp.īut he’d said a thing or two that Bernie can’t stop thinking about, so he goes back the next morning to follow up.
He’s an old baseball teammate, and the two shared a highlight or two of their careers. Bernie takes him for a burger, and tries to help him out a little-by this time, he’s identified himself. Life’s been harder on him than Bernie, who can’t recognize him at all. What’s Bark to the Future About?īernie’s approached by a panhandler while stopped at a light on a freeway off-ramp, who recognizes Bernie from high school and refuses to take his money. So going in, expect me to say nice things. So, what I’m saying is, there’s little chance I’m not going to thoroughly enjoy a new Chet and Bernie novel. story.Īt the same time, there’s an extra level of attention that needs to be paid to what he says so you can pick up what’s actually going on-Chet’s the best kind of unreliable narrator, he’s not being deceptive, he just doesn’t (and can’t) understand what he’s seeing and hearing. He’s optimistic, generally positive, and his unique perspective will make you chuckle frequently while you read a solid P.I. This K-9 school dropout is an engaging and personable narrator who will get the reader emotionally invested and charm you within the first few pages after you meet him.
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