And to All a Good Bite - Andy Carpenter #32

 

And to All a Good Bite is the 32nd (!!!) Andy Carpenter legal procedural mystery by David Rosenfelt. Due out 14th Oct 2025 from Macmillan on their Minotaur imprint, it's 304 pages and will be available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links throughout.

For current fans of the series, this is a good one. It's full of the same sarcastic, warm humor and the same ensemble cast as previous entries in the series. Andy is, of course, central to the story and still trying to figure out how to stay retired and avoid working. This is such a long running and consistently well written series that saying it's "more of the same, worked around a different mystery" should be enough of a recommendation by itself. Although it's the 32nd book in the series, the mystery is self contained and the necessary back-story is written in without major spoilers for previous books. 

This is pure comfort reading. It's got a likable protagonist, his likeable and eccentric compatriots, an engaging mystery, humorous dialogue, and a solid climax, denouement, and resolution. I adore Andy's supporting team, especially Marcus, though they all get a look in. 

It's formulaic, true, but they're so enjoyable. This book does deviate slightly from the previous books (it's not an earth shattering difference), and it's (as always) a zero-sum game, but it was nice to see Andy get to present closing arguments, and the jury get to deliberate without last second Hail Mary passes.  

The unabridged audiobook has a run time of 6 hours and 19 minutes and is expertly narrated by Grover Gardner who manages to juggle the various accents and characters of all ages and both sexes without problems. Readers will certainly find themselves grinning and laughing along several places with the wonderful narration. The read was definitely enhanced by the narrator. The sound and production quality are high throughout the recording.

Five stars for both the text and audiobook versions. All around fun read. This would be an excellent choice for public library acquisition, and for a solid long-term binge/buddy reading project or read-a-thon.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.