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Laura Crum (Author)
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Gail McCarthy Mysteries September 2006
In this ninth book in the Gail McCarthy series about the Santa Cruz vet, Gail is pregnant and taking a leave of absence from her work as a horse vet. Despite her intention to rest and prepare for her baby, she is drawn into the odd situation surrounding her cousin Jenny, who claims she is being stalked. Jenny hints at nefarious dealings in her past as a racehorse trainer, and accidents seem to happen with astonishing frequency at her thoroughbred farm. As Jenny’s only relative and friend, Gail wants to support her cousin, but can’t sort out truth from fiction as she tries to discover who the stalker (and eventual killer) might be: Jenny’s ex-husband, her former lover, his wife, or an unscrupulous player on the racetrack scene? As the accidents become more serious, Gail’s concern becomes desperate and personal, leading her to a dark confrontation where she must use all her wits to survive. With much accurate detail about horses, this is a winning combination of a truly gripping story and a big life change for the popular protagonist.

Moonblind opens a reader’s eyes ... Sometimes a mystery novel is more than simply Whodunit; in Laura Crum’s latest, the "Why" of the act is equally compelling, and the story’s "Where" becomes more of a character than merely its setting. -- Laurie R. King, author of Locked Rooms

Crum’s writing is lyrical, her plotting is fresh, and her characters come to life on the page. I’ll saddle up and ride along with Gail McCarthy any time. -- Laurien Berenson, author of Raining Cats and Dogs


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Santa Cruz horse veterinarian Gail McCarthy, seven months pregnant at the start of Crum's diverting ninth equestrian mystery (after 2004's Forged), doesn't let imminent motherhood slow her down. When Gail's racehorse-trainer cousin, Jenny, calls for help after finding her dog, Boomer, dead from poison, Gail gets on the case. Jenny, who believes someone is stalking her, has ended her long affair with fellow trainer Don Chase, but Don's wife is angry and Jenny's ex-husband, Charley Parker, is also unhappy. Gail later picks up on clues that both men were involved in fixed thoroughbred races and had shady dealings with bookies. Indeed, the dog turns out to be only the first murder victim in this credible look at the high-stakes world of horse breeding and training. (Sept.)
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Laura Crum, a fourth-generation Santa Cruz County resident, has owned and trained horses for over thirty years. She lives near Monterey Bay.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 189 pages
  • Publisher: Perseverance Press (September 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1880284901
  • ISBN-13: 978-1880284902
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,535,211 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Book on Pregnancy, not Horses, May 21, 2007
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C. Schaefer (Stafford Springs, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Moonblind: A Gail McCarthy Mystery (Gail McCarthy Mysteries) (Paperback)
I agree totally with Karen Kimmerly's review. If I wanted to read a book on being pregnant, I would have bought one. All Gail's communing with her unborn child became boring and nauseating. (And, yes, I'm a mother and certainly have no problem with someone being pregnant.) I read Laura Crum because she is one of the very best horse mystery writers I've ever read. This book didn't even get into anything about horses and/or a mystery until shortly after page 100. It just dragged on. And on. It was also a very depressing book. Animals dying. Animals being sick. Animals having incurable problems. And the dead mare and foal were completely unnecessary to the story - except, of course, to tie into Gail's pregnancy.

Basically, in case you haven't figured it out yet, I found this to be a very poor example of a tremendously talented writer. Please, Laura Crum, don't make your next book all about motherhood and Baby Mac. Please get back to horses and that wonderful, multi-dimensional character, Dr. Gail McCarthy. Please.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Just a Crum, May 11, 2011
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Wendy J. Saunders (The Piedmont, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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I stopped reading the Gail McCarthy mysteries with this book. It was, if you pardon the pun, LAME. Far more about pregnancy than mystery or even horses. I assumed this book was written while Ms. Crum was pregnant and this was her version of a 'craving'.

It was especially disappointing because Ms Crum is so much better than this. I will attempt reading the next installment (2 years after it came out) to see if the author has regained her stride.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A big change in store., August 19, 2007
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This review is from: Moonblind: A Gail McCarthy Mystery (Gail McCarthy Mysteries) (Paperback)
Gail McCarthy is hugely pregnant, and no longer a practicing vet. It shows, there is little to say about Moonblindness as a horse ailment everything is constantly focused on Gail's gravid belly and swollen ankles. In previous books the reader is treated to an excellent view into the horse world and ownership. In this book you are treated to constant reminders of the pregnancy of Gail. If you are looking for the usual mix of vet anecdotes, knowledge and murder mystery, this book isn't it. Sorry to say this but pregnancy and murders don't mix. Now if the book had been titled "Pregnant and helping to solve a mystery," it would have been less deceiving than to call it a Gail McCarthy vet mystery.
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