Horse Power: A Kyle Shannon Mystery [Paperback]

Linda Mickey (Author)

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About the Author

After a staffing agency career in which she saw everything from knife-toting secretaries to drunken vice presidents, Linda Mickey had plenty of motive to write a mystery series featuring an office temporary worker. She is currently employed at a small accounting firm, dividing her time between taxes and murder.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (October 27, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595415806
• ISBN-13: 978-0595415809
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,836,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda Mickey was so mad at her boss, she killed him. On paper. That first late night at the keyboard took her from mystery reader to mystery writer.

Like her protagonist Kyle Shannon, Linda Mickey was employed by a staffing agency. After a career in which she saw everything from knife-toting secretaries to drunken vice presidents, Mickey had plenty of motive to write a mystery series featuring a temporary office worker.

In her non-fiction work, she helps writers understand the business side of their creative endeavor.

She is currently employed as the office manager of a small accounting firm, dividing her time between tax returns and murder.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Winner, February 18, 2008

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J. Draheim (Arlington Heights) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Horse Power: A Kyle Shannon Mystery (Paperback)

Here is a heroine who isn't snide, sarcastic, cutesy sassy, self-centered or stupid! Good plot and location, interesting characters, believable dialogue and HORSES! Even if horses are not your thing, you will love this book. "Horse Power," the third in the Kyle Shannon series, is a very good read that will have you looking forward to Kyle's next temp position in the very dangerous working world.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hoofed!, May 28, 2007

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D. H. Lasker (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Horse Power: A Kyle Shannon Mystery (Paperback)

Horse Power, Mickey's third book in the Kyle Shannon series is the most riveting yet. Kyle barely begins to get saddled in among the stabled horses when the action begins. Familiar in this book are some of the characters that we've come to know and like in the series, and different in this book are some action scenes that left me trotting for more. Mickey includes a reference page that associates each horse with its respective owner, making it easy to follow along at the introduction of each character.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Horse Power is a Wild Ride!, May 6, 2007

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Doug M. Cummings "Author of the Reno McCarthy... (Chicago,Il) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Horse Power: A Kyle Shannon Mystery (Paperback)

The indefatigable Kyle Shannon returns, this time to help the folks in the office at Bright Hope Equestrian Center. But before Lake County's crime-solving temp worker can even squeeze into her new riding boots a body turns up in a most unlikely place and Kyle must set about sniffing out the killer. As always in a Mickey novel the characters are delightful; we may not like them all but they're real and memorable. The action gallops along and the mystery evolves as it should: clue by relentless clue. Whether you fancy horses or not, Horse Power is a delightful whodunnit and Kyle is a working woman's combination of Miss Marple and Jessica Fletcher putting on the pressure, asking the right questions and getting near-fatal answers. And the cinnamon rolls and chocolate chip cookies she keeps encountering are quite amazing, too!