carpenter, andy (fictitious character)

Former drug addict Noah Galloway's worst fears are realized when he is arrested for an arson fire in which twenty-six people were killed six years earlier, and he persuades reclusive defense lawyer Andy Carpenter to take his case, based on their shared loved for Carpenter's dog Tara, and though Noah confesses to the crime, he also swears he does not remember anything about the night of the fire, and Carpenter stalls for time while giving his team a chance to mount an investigation that grows deadlier every day.

Lawyer Andy Carpenter's latest case is defending a dog who is in danger of being put down if his owner, an Iraq war veteran and former cop, is convicted of murder, and as he tries to save the dog, Andy discovers the animal is involved in a much larger case than Andy realized.

Attorney Andy Carpenter agrees to represent a Bernese mountain dog puppy in a custody battle after its owner is murdered, but he does not realize the animal is in possession of a valuable secret that puts it, as well as Andy and his loved ones, in peril.

New Jersey defense attorney Andy Carpenter reluctantly accepts a case involving journalist Daniel Cummings, who is being used as a mouthpiece for a serial killer, but things get worse when Daniel is found near the latest corpse and Andy begins to get death threats.

Attorney Andy Carpenter struggles to free an innocent man convicted of murder, but his case hinges on the memory of his only eye witness, a golden retriever.

New Jersey defense attorney Andy Carpenter travels to Wisconsin at the request of his former girlfriend Laurie Collins, who is acting police chief in the small town of Findlay, to help investigate the murders to two teens, and the possible involvement of a local religious cult.