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Start with Dog On It and continue through all 14 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Dog On It
Book 1 by Spencer Quinn • Published 2008
Down on his luck private investigator Bernie Little reluctantly takes a case involving a missing teenage girl, and his partner Chet, a failed police dog with a great nose, soon smells trouble that leads them from subu...
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Ends with A Farewell to Arfs
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Book 1:Dog On It
Spencer Quinn • 2008
Down on his luck private investigator Bernie Little reluctantly takes a case involving a missing teenage girl, and his partner Chet, a failed police dog with a great nose, soon smells trouble that leads them from subu...
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Book 2:Thereby Hangs a Tail
Spencer Quinn • 2009
Bernie and Chet are hired to protect Princess, an award winning show dog, after anonymous threats. When Princess, her owner and reporter Susie Sanchez all vanish, Chet must navigate the show dog world and a dangerous...
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Book 3:To Fetch a Thief
Spencer Quinn • 2010
A small traveling circus loses its star elephant, Peanut, along with her trainer, and no one seems able to explain how they disappeared. Following Peanut's scent out of town, Chet and Bernie uncover smuggling, rough o...
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Book 4:The Dog Who Knew Too Much
Spencer Quinn • 2011
Bernie agrees to pose as a client's boyfriend on parents' weekend at a wilderness camp, only to discover that her son has gone missing during an overnight hike. When a guide turns up dead and Bernie is arrested, Chet...
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Book 5:A Fistful of Collars
Spencer Quinn • 2012
Tasked with keeping an eye on volatile movie star Thad Perry while a Western is filmed in their valley, Chet and Bernie expect a babysitting job. Instead they uncover the actor's buried local history, a string of old...
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Book 6:The Sound and the Furry
Spencer Quinn • 2013
After running into an old adversary on a prison work crew, Bernie is asked to find the man's reclusive inventor brother, whose houseboat has vanished from the Louisiana bayou. Chet's nose leads them into a feud betwee...
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Book 7:Paw and Order
Spencer Quinn • 2014
A quick road trip to visit Bernie's girlfriend Susie in Washington, DC lands the duo in political trouble when Susie's source is murdered and Bernie is framed. As shadowy agencies circle and a tiny but pivotal guinea...
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Book 8:Scents and Sensibility
Spencer Quinn • 2015
Returning home, Bernie finds his hidden wall safe and treasured grandfather's watch gone, while next door their elderly neighbor is accused of stealing a protected desert cactus. Chet and Bernie follow a trail from su...
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Book 9:Heart of Barkness
Spencer Quinn • 2019
A faded country singer named Lotty Pilgrim is playing a dive bar when Bernie drops an over generous tip in her jar, only to watch the money vanish twice in one night. Digging into Lotty's past, Chet and Bernie discove...
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Book 10:Of Mutts and Men
Spencer Quinn • 2020
A meeting with hydrologist Wendell Nero ends before it begins when Chet and Bernie find him murdered at his trailer. Convinced the wrong man has been arrested, they investigate Nero's work on scarce desert water, a st...
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Book 11:Tender is the Bite
Spencer Quinn • 2021
A frightened young woman approaches Chet and Bernie in traffic, clearly desperate for help, then bolts before giving her name. Chet's nose picks up a secret about her that links to a slick political campaign, a missin...
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Book 12:It's a Wonderful Woof
Spencer Quinn • 2021
Bernie hands an online heavy case to fellow PI Victor Klovsky, only for Victor to disappear just before Hanukkah. Hired by Victor's worried mother, Chet and Bernie follow a trail to a ruined desert mission, whispers o...
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Book 13:Bark to the Future
Spencer Quinn • 2022
A chance encounter with a homeless man at a freeway exit ramp jolts Bernie when he realizes the man is Rocket Saluka, a star from his high school baseball team. After Rocket vanishes, Chet and Bernie revisit Bernie's...
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Book 15:A Farewell to Arfs
Spencer Quinn • 2024
When kindly neighbor Mr Parsons realizes the money he lent his wayward son Billy has emptied his entire life savings, Bernie suspects more than simple carelessness. As Billy disappears and a shadowy figure with cuttin...
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Chet And Bernie FAQ
What is the best order to read the Chet And Bernie series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Dog On It.
How many books are in the Chet And Bernie series?
There are 14 books currently listed in the Chet And Bernie series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Chet And Bernie series?
New readers should start with Dog On It, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Chet And Bernie series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears possibly ongoing and spans releases from 2008 to 2024.