- Lee Charles Kelley
Lee Charles Kelley is an American novelist and dog trainer living in
Manhattan .Kelley is the author of six detective novels featuring Jack Field, an NYPD homicide cop who loves dogs and hates people, so he takes early retirement, moves to Maine, and buys a boarding and training kennel, hoping to get away from crimesolving. However, he falls in love with a part-time medical examiner, Dr. Jamie Cutter, and gets drawn back into detective work. Together the couple, along with their loyal canine companions, track down and catch the bad guys.
Kelley's novels are best described as a combination of murder mystery, romantic comedy, and dog training manuals, as they include comic, sometimes even farcical scenes, along with dog training tips, all woven into the mystery and suspense.
His critiques of the alpha theory and
operant conditioning have made him a somewhat controversial figure in the dog world. The training techniques he uses are based on a methodology created by Kevin Behan, author of "Natural Dog Training".Publications
*"A Nose for Murder". New York : Avon Books, 2003. 267 p. ; 18 cm. ISBN 0-06-052493-6 (pbk.)
*"Murder Unleashed". New York : Avon Books, c2004. viii, 291 p. ; 18 cm. ISBN 0-06-052494-4
*"To Collar a Killer". New York : Avon Books, 2004. viii, 286 p. ; 18 cm. ISBN 0-06-052495-2
*"’Twas the Bite Before Christmas". New York : Avon Books, c2005. 366 p. ; 18 cm. ISBN 0-7394-6046-3 (hardcover), ISBN 0-06-073228-8 (pbk.)
*"Dogged Pursuit". New York : Avon Books, 2006. Trimsize: 4 3/16 x 6 3/4; Pages: 320; ISBN 0-06-073229-6;
*"Like a Dog with a Bone", New York : Avon Books, 2007 Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages ISBN-10: 006073230X
*"The French Poodle Connection", a Jack Field short story, appears in the anthology, "Bark M for Murder" (an anthology of "Canine crime tales from the best of the breed!") J.A. Jance ... [et al.] . New York : Avon Books, 2006. 313 p. ; 18 cm. ISBN 0-06-081537-X (pbk.)External links
* [http://www.leecharleskelley.com/ Lee Charles Kelley. Official site.]
* [http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/25281/Lee_Charles_Kelley/index.aspx HarperCollins: Lee Charles Kelley]
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