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SADDLED WITH MURDER
A middle-aged saddler. An unexpected corpse. A witty old horse with a nose for murder. Sometimes, the best detectives have hooves. Downton Abbey meets Dick Francis in this cozy historical murder mystery.
Somerset, England, 1903. As a saddler, Miss Harriet Cobb knows she needs to get her hands dirty to make a living. But she never thought her latest saddlery job would lead her to a corpse.
With a leaky cottage roof and dwindling savings, middle-aged Harriet is on the prowl for new clients. A few sensible clients would be nice—but her neighbors seem to have more money than sense. When asked to repair a saddle for a séance (a very silly project indeed), Harriet winds up at Lady Chedington's estate with her horse, Bertie, a witty old fellow with some decidedly un-horsey habits.
Everyone knows that horses can be dangerous, but when one of Lady Chedington's guests turns up dead, Harriet and Bertie suspect foul play. Was it a simple horse accident or something more sinister? And how does haughty young Lord Byerley know a little too much about Harriet's dubious past?
Taking the reins of the investigation, Harriet and Bertie must discover which of their new neighbors is a murderer—and protect their own secrets while they're at it.
Escape to the Edwardian era, when women's hats were large, motorcars were unreliable, and murder methods were very imaginative. If you like cozy mysteries with humor, history, and witty animal sidekicks, you'll love Saddled with Murder. It's perfect for fans of classic whodunnits by M.C. Beaton, T E Kinsey, Karen Baugh Menuhin, and Dick Francis. Saddled with Murder is the first book in the series.
Pick up Saddled with Murder for a rollicking ride that will keep you guessing—and galloping—to the finish line.
MURDER WITH ALL THE TRAPPINGS
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Somerset, December 1903. Everyone in Pelgren Vale is impressed when Miss Harriet Cobb is invited to Ashwold Abbey, home of the Earl of Ashwold, to attend Lady Eve’s wedding. But Harriet is not a guest—she’s the saddler.
Unfortunately, it seems to be another silly project: create a decorative saddle with all the trappings for a horseback wedding. Harriet’s horse Bertie considers weddings to be one of the more tiresome human traditions—and of course, a horse in costume is nothing less than absurd. Which is why he is mortified to be chosen to carry the bride down the aisle.
When Bertie and Harriet stumble across a corpse, everyone in the gothic abbey is a suspect, and even the most absurd details must be considered. Why did Lady Eve choose one of the least-romantic poems in history for her wedding theme? And how are the family's strange religious traditions tied to the death?
Taking the reins of the investigation, Harriet and Bertie must discover which of the abbey's residents is a murderer—and protect their own secrets while they're at it.
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