When Thea’s missing horse, Blackie, is found in the pasture with a dead woman, the first thought was that crushed head was caused by Blackie. Thea knows that’s not true, but how did Valerie die?
Was it murder? Who did it? And why? Soon Thea is asking all those questions, but so are the police, and they have more clout.
Death by a Dark Horse is the first in Susan Schreyer’s Thea Campbell series. Blackie is a prominent character in each one. (For a horse lover, how can that be bad?) And, since Thea has a habit of finding danger, and her horse seems to realize that—how can that be bad for a mystery lover?
Let me share some other reviews from Goodreads. “The cleverly titled Death By A Dark Horse has all the trappings of an engaging murder mystery: high stakes, an independent heroine, intimidating goons and a clever villain. All of this is set upon a backdrop of horse-riding and dressage, so right off the bat I can easily recommend this story to horse lovers.”
Another one: “This mystery has enough twists, turns, and interesting characters to keep me reaching for my Kindle every free moment.
“I enjoyed learning interesting tidbits about horses and their care while trying to figure out “whodunit” and why. The protagonist’s characteristics make her someone I will follow into the next book of the series: Levels Of Deception.”
I, too, found this mystery a captivating read. Recommended for horse lovers, mystery lovers, heck, let’s just say for all readers and be done with it! And, I just discovered, right now it’s a free ebook at Amazon.