Horse vet Gail McCarthy's life turns stranger than fiction when her old boyfriend, Lonny Peterson, is arrested for murder-by none other than Gail's childhood friend, Bret Boncantini, now a sheriff's deputy in a Sierra foothills town. Lonny is accused of the murder of two local livestock auctioneers, one his girlfriend and the other her brother. Both Gail and Bret are sure of Lonny's innocence, and decide to investigate. As they begin to turn up evidence and two more murders occur, the trail leads to Gail's home on the Central California coast. And as Gail closes in on the answer, the ruthless murderer may decide she needs to be eliminated, too. Going, Gone features all the elements that Laura Crum is known for: fine writing about beautiful landscapes and authentic horse lore, as well as an exciting mystery.
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Former vet Gail McCarthy, now a stay-at-home wife and mom, encounters trouble while she and her husband and their six-year-old son are vacationing in California's Sierra Nevada foothills in Crum's less than suspenseful 11th equine puzzler (after 2008's Chasing Cans). Soon after Gail and her family arrive at their friend Lonny Peterson's ranch, Martindale County deputy sheriff Bret Boncantini, a childhood friend of Gail's, arrests their host for the shooting murders of Lonny's girlfriend, Lorene Richardson, and Lorene's brother, Cole, who together ran the local livestock auction. Though Lonny's fingerprints are all over the murder weapon, Gail's positive he's innocent and sets out to prove it. Crum's easygoing approach to crime solving sometimes defies believability, but her solid knowledge of horses and the ranching life will appeal to horse-loving mystery fans who aren't expecting a plot worthy of Dick Francis. (Apr.)
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"If you haven't discovered Laura Crum yet, please jump at any chance to catch up on the series. The Gail McCarthy books are among my very favorite contemporary mysteries and Crum is, for my money, the successor to mystery giant Dick Francis."-- Ron Miller, author of Mystery! A Celebration
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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So-so effort,
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I enjoyed Laura Crum's earlier novels when Gail McCarthy was a working veterinarian. There is no sense of urgency in this book. Much of the visual imagery is pleasing and Sunny the horse is a great character but Crum drops the ball with Gail's old friends Lonny Peterson and Bret Boncantini. Plus I wasn't in the mood for Gail's little soap-box treatment of home schooling. I'm a teacher, enough said. Gail's husband, Blue Winter, is so laid back he's pretty much a non-character. The plot is intersting but not at all exciting. Overall, I was disappointed with this novel. This review may not be helpful if you've never read Crum before, but to veteran Crum readers, I'm interested in what you think.
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Fool me twice...,
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I guess you could call me a die hard fan of the old Laura Crum. I kept buying her books even after she entered her 'baby' phase and her writing took a way wrong turn. Well, this is it, this is the last Laura Crum book I will buy or borrow.
Possible spoilers: I couldn't finish this book. I struggled to read along while Gail and her obedient little husband planned a trip to visit Gail's old lover. I kept reading through the boring road trip to the lover's farm. I was still reading when Lover gave Gail a present of a horse. Shortly after they dragged Lover off to jail for murder, I gave up. The only thing that would have improved this book is if the killer came back and murdered Gail's whole family. That's how desperate I was for something interesting to happen. And that's how much I cared about the characters. If it is an interesting cozy you are looking for, don't even consider this one. Try one of Mary Saums Thistle and Twigg series. Funny, great characters and interesting themes. For more mystery and excitement try Beverly Connor's Dianne Fallon mysteries.
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Started reading the Laura Crumm books when they first came out and they just keep getting better and better. Going Gone is one of my favorites thus far. Even non horsey readers will like these mystery stories. Gail McCarthy is a down to earth vet, with a family of animals, husband, and son, and as you read the books, gets to be a real interesting person to the reader and makes you want more. Hope she keeps writting about Gail and her adventures in our beautiful California.
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