Let Loose the Dogs

A Murdoch Mystery, Book 4

In Let Loose the Dogs, Murdoch’s life and work overlap tragically. His sister, who long ago fled to a convent to escape their abusive father, is on her deathbed. Meanwhile, Harry Murdoch, the father whom Murdoch long ago shut out of his life, has been charged with murder and calls on his estranged son to prove his innocence. But, knowing his father, what is Murdoch to believe?

©2003 Maureen Jennings (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

No. 4 in the Murdoch Series, Toronto 1895.

In the fourth book in this series, Detective Murdoch’s family insinuate themselves into his life. His sister, who joined a convent years ago and whom he hasn’t seen for 20 years, is dying and asks for him to come. Then, at about the same time, he is called to the jail to meet his father, whom he hasn’t seen in 22 years and who he hoped might be dead. His father, always with an abusive temper who destroyed his own family, has been convicted of murdering another man because he thought this man cheated on him in a dog betting ring, (which dog could kill the most rats.) He insists to Murdoch that,no matter how bad he was as a father and husband, he did not commit the murder. Murdoch is ready to believe his father a liar, given the past, but as he investigates, he begins to think that someone else may have killed the victim. This is a very good book in which we also see more of Murdoch with his new romantic interest.

Best So Far

Great read, best in the series so far in my opinion. Suspenseful to the end.

Keep hunting

I believe that this book lived up to the title as well as the author. Maureen did well to hold the reader/ listener till the end.

The best so far.

The stories are getting better. I want to listen to all of the series. The Murdoch Mysteries are my favorite so far.

Murdocks daddy

An interesting story and mystery with many trails to follow before the truth be told.