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Excerpt from Play Dead by David Rosenfelt, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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Play Dead by David Rosenfelt

Play Dead

by David Rosenfelt
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  • May 29, 2007, 320 pages
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  • Aug 2009, 384 pages
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He puts his paw up on my knee, a signal from goldens that they want their chest scratched. I do so, and then he rests his head on my thigh as I pet it.

Fred comes over to the room, looks in and sees me petting Yogi in this position. “Pretty amazing, huh?”

“Fred, I’m aware of the regulations, but there’s something you should know.”

“What’s that?”

“Nothing bad is going to happen to this dog.”

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Copyright © 2007 by David Rosenfelt

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