Play Dead by David Rosenfelt

There's not a lot in the world that lawyer Andy Carpenter loves more than golden retrievers. When he tries to save one from being put down, he is plunged into a case involving a man named Richard Evans who is incarcerated for murdering his fiancee five years ago. Richard's dog, Reggie, was presumed dead then, but now that's he turned up alive it has cast doubt on his guilt. Andy and his team work hard on Richard's case and find even more evidence for his innocence. When Andy's life is threatened, he knows he must do all he can to get Richard a new trial and released from prison. Play Dead is the latest book in the long-running Andy Carpenter series set in Paterson, New Jersey. Rosenfelt writes a light mystery full of wisecracks, but also crafts a story that makes you want to keep reading until the end. Head Games which I blogged in January is similar to this series.