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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Quinn, Spencer.
Paw and order : a Chet and Bernie mystery / by Spencer Quinn. — First Atria Books hardcover edition.
pages cm
1. Dogs—Fiction. 2. Private investigators—Fiction. 3. Mystery fiction. 4. Humorous fiction. I. Title.
PS3617.U584P39 2014
813’.6—dc23 2014010308
ISBN 978-1-4767-0339-8
ISBN 978-1-4767-0341-1 (ebook)