02561cam a2200457 i 4500 249765092 TxAuBib 20160114120000.0 120222s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012005329 9781451665161 1451665164 9781451665178 1451665172 9781451665185 1451665180 (OCoLC)759913715 TxAuBib rda Quinn, Spencer. A fistful of collars : a Chet and Bernie mystery / Spencer Quinn. 1st Atria books hardcover ed. New York : Atria Books, 2012. 311 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Chet and Bernie mystery, A Hoping to bring some Tinseltown money to the Valley, the mayor lures a movie studio to town to shoot their next production, a big-budget Western in the classic tradition. The star is none other than ruggedly handsome--and notoriously badly behaved--Thad Perry. When the mayor decides that someone needs to keep an eye on Thad so that he doesn't get into too much trouble, Bernie and Chet are handpicked for the job. The money is good but something smells fishy, and what should have been a simple matter of babysitting soon gets more complicated--especially when they discover that Thad has a mysterious connection to the Valley that nobody wants to talk about. What kind of secret could Thad have left behind when he went to Hollywood to seek fame and fortune? The only people who might know the answer have a bad habit of turning up dead before they can talk. As Bernie's relationship with his longtime girlfriend Suzie goes long-distance, and Chet's late-night assignations appear to have resulted in an unexpected dividend, it's all our two sleuths can do to keep Thad and his motley entourage of yes-men, handlers, and hangers-on in their sights. Worst of all, Thad is a self-proclaimed cat person, and his feline friend Brando has taken an instant dislike to Chet. 20160114. Dogs Fiction. Private investigators Fiction. Dogs. Private investigators. Roman. Amerikanisches Englisch. Fiction. Mystery fiction. Humorous fiction. A Chet and Bernie mystery. TXLIV