Forged: A Gail McCarthy Mystery (Gail McCarthy Mysteries) (Hardcover)

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Laura Crum, who has raised horses for over twenty years, has also consistently wrangled her love and knowledge of horses into her compelling mysteries featuring horse veterinarian Gale McCarthy. In Forged, McCarthy returns home, worried the habitually late horseshoer will have failed to show up again. To her relief, McCarthy finds his truck parked in the driveway. The only problem is that the horse--shoer himself is lying in the barn with a bullet in his gut. Forged is a strong addition to what Library Journal calls 'a good series bet.'

About the Author

Laura Crum lives in the hills of California with her husband and son, and has raised and cared for - and ridden - horses for more than twenty years.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur; 1st edition (July 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312323271
• ISBN-13: 978-0312323271
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #993,530 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars solid amateur sleuth, June 30, 2004

By	Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Santa Cruz County horse veterinarian Dr. Gail McCarthy is pleasantly surprised when she arrives home to find her horseshoeing equipment on her property but she is perplexed when she find only three legs of the equine have been shoed. She goes into the barn and finds Dominic Castillo lying with a bullet in his stomach, his breathing very labored. When she goes to him, he informs her he accidentally shot himself while cleaning his gun.

After the ambulance takes him away, Detective Matt Johnson questions Gail, who is horrified to learn that Dominic might have been murdered. The officer treats her like a suspect but Gail knows he will find plenty of people who wanted Dominic dead including discarded wives, girlfriends and cuckolded husband. Gail becomes a suspect in another homicide because she was on the scene during the window of opportunity Dominoc's most current lover was murdered. Feeling set up, Gail starts doing a little investigating of her own and almost becomes the third homicide victim.

Anyone who loves horse and pastoral scenery (even with homicides to redden the landscape) will find FORGED most satisfactory. Laura Crum always provides cake worth eating with her wonderful long running McCarthy series. Her latest amateur sleuth will contrast murder to the beauty of nature. The mystery is nicely accomplished, as everyone seems to have had a motive and an opportunity including the vet.

Harriet Klausner