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Author: Ben Westerham Publisher: Close9 Publishing ISBN: 1911085271 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 118
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An old-fashioned festival where someone’s idea of fun proves nothing short of deadly. As their cosy little weekend of fun and frivolity is blown out of the water by a violent murder, Inspector Leslie Dykeman and Sergeant Stanley Shapes find themselves faced with a plethora of possibilities and few obvious suspects amongst a group of friends staying at the upmarket Marlborough Hotel. Except, that is, they’re about to discover that even the best of friends have secrets they prefer to keep hidden and with good reason. Unhappily for Dykeman, he is also about to find himself facing competition for the attentions of the woman he has belatedly come to realise means more to him than just mere friendship. But how is he to fight his corner when there’s a murder to be solved? The Hobby Horse Murder is the third book in a classic murder mystery series set in the Oxfordshire town of Banbury in the early 1960s by British author Ben Westerham. If you like classic murder mysteries with a touch of romance and a streak of humour, then you’ll love these. Buy The Hobby Horse Murder now to find out for yourself if Dykeman is about to lose his grip on both his latest case and the woman he can’t imagine ever doing without.
Author: Ben Westerham Publisher: Close9 Publishing ISBN: 1911085271 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 118
Book Description
An old-fashioned festival where someone’s idea of fun proves nothing short of deadly. As their cosy little weekend of fun and frivolity is blown out of the water by a violent murder, Inspector Leslie Dykeman and Sergeant Stanley Shapes find themselves faced with a plethora of possibilities and few obvious suspects amongst a group of friends staying at the upmarket Marlborough Hotel. Except, that is, they’re about to discover that even the best of friends have secrets they prefer to keep hidden and with good reason. Unhappily for Dykeman, he is also about to find himself facing competition for the attentions of the woman he has belatedly come to realise means more to him than just mere friendship. But how is he to fight his corner when there’s a murder to be solved? The Hobby Horse Murder is the third book in a classic murder mystery series set in the Oxfordshire town of Banbury in the early 1960s by British author Ben Westerham. If you like classic murder mysteries with a touch of romance and a streak of humour, then you’ll love these. Buy The Hobby Horse Murder now to find out for yourself if Dykeman is about to lose his grip on both his latest case and the woman he can’t imagine ever doing without.
Author: Ken Englade Publisher: Diversion Books ISBN: 1635768357 Category : True Crime Languages : en Pages : 399
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The disappearance of fabulously rich Chicago candy heiress Helen Brach and the suspicious deaths of a string of champion racehorses are linked in a celebrated scandal that has reverberated through every level of the glamorous enclaves of thoroughbred horse breeding. When widowed heiress Helen Brach suddenly disappeared on the morning of February 17, 1977, after a visit to the Mayo Clinic, she left behind a lavender Rolls-Royce, Cadillacs in red, pink, and coral, an eighteen-room mansion, and a fortune now estimated at $75 million. She also left behind a mystery that would tantalize investigators for years. When Assistant US Attorney Steven Miller assigned himself the challenge of solving the Brach case, he never imagined an investigation of the horse world would lead to a charming gigolo named Richard Bailey who made a career of romancing wealthy women out of huge sums of money, a shadowy figure called The Sandman who made his living by killing priceless horses so that their owners could collect insurance, and the ghastly murder of three children in 1955.
Author: Leigh Hearon Publisher: Kensington Cozies ISBN: 1496700341 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 352
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When horse trainer Annie Carson rescues a beautiful thoroughbred from a roadside rollover, she knows the horse is lucky to be alive...unlike the driver. After rehabilitating the injured animal at her Carson Stables ranch, Annie delivers the horse to Hilda Colbert--the thoroughbred's neurotic and controlling owner--only to find she's been permanently put out to pasture. Two deaths in three days is unheard of in the small Olympic Peninsula county, and Annie decides to start sniffing around. She's confident she can track down a killer...but she may not know how ruthless this killer really is... Praise for Leigh Hearon: "Here's a new heroine after my own heart. Plan to stay up all night with this one because this mystery is a winner right out of the gate!" —Fern Michaels, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Reining in Murder "This strikingly polished first mystery is, quite simply, remarkable. Reining in Murder has it all: rounded characters, likeable protagonist, thrilling, perfectly paced plot and impeccable narrative style . . . Leigh Hearon masterfully maintains the suspense to the very finish line." —Mystery Scene Magazine on Reining in Murder “Leigh Hearon seems destined for high marks with what is shaping up to be a delightful new series in the mystery genre.” —Colorado Daily News on Reining in Murder “This murder mystery will be enjoyed by anyone who likes chewing hay and wearing riding boots.” —Fresh Fiction on Reining in Murder “The action-packed scenes are stellar, as well as the descriptions of the gorgeous and dangerous Washington wilderness. This third in the series presents a unique heroine, one whose devotion to horses is as admirable as her wit and intelligence.” —Kings River Life Magazine on Unbridled Murder
Author: Roger Daniel Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781456539092 Category : True Crime Languages : en Pages : 202
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All Linda May wanted was to get out of the house and have a little fun. However, she was not smiling when she stood over a grave and coldly pulled the trigger of the .22 rifle four times, killing four adults who knelt in the grave pleading for mercy. The only mercy she could find in her heart was for the two year old child, looking up at her in horror with tears streaming from his eyes. She gave the gun to her partner, Joe, demanding that he kill the child. Linda May's idea of a "little fun" according to her recorded testimony given under hypnosis, was "to do something besides sit at home, wash dishes, make beds and listen to her husband, Leo, raise hell." She did not plan to become a mass murderer or take court room proceedings and Texas law where they had never been before.
Author: Marilyn M. Fisher Publisher: American Book Publishing ISBN: 1589822218 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 318
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During a November ice storm, equine insurance agent, Connie Holt, is called to a breeding farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where she finds a prize stallion dead in his stall?and a dead man huddled in the corner. Tension mounts as two more horses in the area die under similar suspicious circumstances. Connie suspects that someone is systematically killing very expensive stallions with great breeding potential, but has no proof. Connie's investigation, with the help of her boss, Cary McCutcheon, moves her ever closer to discovering how the murders were accomplished and the murderer's identity. To make matters worse, she is dealing with a personal crisis, a love that can?t be returned. Will she unmask the killer before more horses die?
Author: John McEvoy Publisher: Eclipse Press ISBN: 9781581501032 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 278
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Examines several unsolved mysteries of the racing world-- murder...suicide...arson...fraud....Definitely some of horse racing's strangest, most fascinating tales.
Author: R. Barri Flowers Publisher: R. Barri Flowers ISBN: Category : True Crime Languages : en Pages : 43
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From R. Barri Flowers, award-winning criminologist and the bestselling author of Murdered by the King of Western Swing, Murder at the Pencil Factory, Murder of the Doctor’s Wife, and Murder During the Chicago World’s Fair, comes the riveting historical true crime short, Murder of the Horse Trainer’s Rival: The Bitter Breakup of Buddy Jacobson and the Model. On August 6, 1978, firefighters discovered the charred remains of a body inside a wooden crate, set ablaze in an empty lot in the Bronx, New York. The male decedent had been worked over, stabbed, and shot multiple times. The victim was identified as John “Jack” Tupper, a restaurateur, age thirty-four. His killer turned out to be forty-eight-year-old Howard “Buddy” Jacobson, who at one time was the country’s leading Thoroughbred horse trainer. The shocking act of violence was the result of a classic love triangle turned deadly. The woman caught between the two men was an attractive twenty-three-year-old fashion model and cover girl named Melanie Cain, who had recently started living with Tupper in his 84th Street penthouse apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. She had previously lived in the adjoining suite with Jacobson for a number of years before moving out. After being convicted of Tupper’s murder in 1980, Buddy Jacobson made a daring escape from custody, fleeing across the country to California with his new girlfriend, a twenty-two-year-old model named Audrey Barrett. The convicted murderer stayed on the lamb for several weeks before being captured to carry out his sentence for the death of Jack Tupper. The stunning tale of Jacobson’s meteoric rise and fall in horse training, and subsequent romantic involvement with someone less than half his age ending up in a tragic crime of passion, had all the makings of an ill-fated contemporary melodrama, except that it occurred on a real-life stage as a sad true event. Bonus material includes a complete and gripping historical true crime short, Murder of the Banker’s Daughter: The Killing of Marion Parker, and excerpts from the author’s bestselling true crime anthologies, Murder Chronicles: A Collection of Chilling True Crime Tales, and The Dreadful Acts of Jack the Ripper and Other True Tales of Serial Murder and Prostitutes.
Author: Ken Englade Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks ISBN: 1429998334 Category : True Crime Languages : en Pages : 392
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HELEN BRANCH LEFT BEHIND A HUGE FORTUNE—AND A MYSTERY THAT WOULD HAUNT THE NATION FOR YEARS TO COME. A coal-miner's daughter, she was a beautiful hat-check girl who snagged a millionaire . . . only to become an eccentric, pet-loving widow who, one day, disappeared without a trace. WAS SHE A VICTIM OF "THE GALLOPING GIGOLO?" Richard Bailey was an admitted swindler who spent years persuading rich women to invest in bum horses...even though he claims not to have harmed Helen Branch. Other suspects included a champion rider and an Olympic hopeful—each with dangerous connections to wealthy horsemen, and both with cold-blooded schemes to achieve their mission. ONE MAN IS DEAD-SET ON FINDING OUT. When Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Miller launched an investigation into Helen Branch's death, he went from the polo grounds of Palm Beach to the lavish horse farms of Connecticut to Kentucky's thoroughbred stables in search of answers. What he learned would cast a dark shadow on one of America's favorite pastimes. . . .
Author: Holly Menino Publisher: Minotaur Books ISBN: 1250016525 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 288
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"Murder She Rode is smart, funny and sparklingly alive on every page. I devoured it." –Spencer Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of A Fistful of Collars "Holly Menino takes the blue ribbon for a lively, literate first equestrian mystery strong in characterization and plotting, long on suspense, braided with vivid detail, and beautifully written. Menino not only understands riders, trainers, and horse people, she knows how horses think. Best of all, she knows how to put all this together in a compelling story that will keep you reading past your bedtime. Start to finish, a winner." --Susan Wittig Albert, author of Cat's Claw A sharply observed and engaging debut introducing Tink Elledge, a compelling new amateur sleuth who takes readers behind the scenes into the rituals and intrigue of a three-day equestrian competition A former world-class rider and an adept horse trainer, Tink Elledge is a woman with a mission: to see her prized horse take home the victory at the prestigious Brandywine Three-Day Event. Tink is whip-smart, headstrong, and used to making her own way—so when an accident forces her onto the sidelines and causes her to forfeit the ride on what may be her last horse to a protégé, she struggles with the realization that her peak days as a horsewoman may be behind her. Then, before the event can begin, a truck accident kills a respected horseman and a talented colt. And when a young rider disappears, what began as a seemingly freak accident reveals sinister roots that lead directly to the tightly knit equestrian community and that Tink, in her newfound and uneasy role as a spectator, can't help trying to uncover. During the three-day event, horses will perform with inspiring grace. Their riders will navigate treacherous obstacles. And Tink will unravel a plot that threatens the reputations—and lives—of the very men and women she hopes to defeat on the course. Holly Menino has spent a lifetime living with and writing about horses. She is the acclaimed author of three nonfiction books who has been praised by The Washington Post for her "literate and lively style." But it is Murder, She Rode that showcases Holly's immense talent as a storyteller and introduces an irresistible new voice in an engaging read.
Author: Ben Westerham
Author: Ben Westerham
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