Fri 13 Feb 2026
Archived PI Review: DICK LOCHTE – Sleeping Dog.
Posted by Steve under Bibliographies, Lists & Checklists , Characters , Reviews1 Comment
DICK LOCHTE – Sleeping Dog. Leo Bloodworth and Serendipity Dahlquist #1.Arbor House, hardcover, 1985. Warner, paperback, December 1986.
In which a young worldly-wise girl (Serendity, 14) meets a world-weary private eye (mid-40s?) named Leo Bloodworth. Her dog is missing, and she needs him to help find him. The trail (for her mother, as well) leads them up and down the state of California today.
I loved the first two chapters, and the wrap-up of the detective story was nearly as nice, but I have to confess I found the middle section of this long book just a little too long, And if this is the state of California today, I’m glad to be here in New England.
The Leo Bloodworth & Serendity Dahlquist series:
Sleeping Dog (1985)
Laughing Dog (1988)
Rappin’ Dog (2014)
Diamond Dog (2014)
Devil Dog (2017)
Mad Dog (2017)
February 14th, 2026 at 12:16 am
Unlike the majority of these old reviews I post here on this blog, I do remember this one, and in my memory, I remember liking it more than this reviews says. I think I remember reading the second book in the series, but I had no idea until tonight that the last three even existed.
They came along much later. I wonder if the characters aged as well over the 25 year gap.