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A series of a different color: the first Horse Lover's mystery.

Quarter horse trainer Michaela Bancroft's husband is divorcing her for a 22 year-old beauty. Stunned, Michaela is trying to rein in her life when she finds her Uncle Lou murdered. And when she's nearly run off the road, she suspects she's on the fast track to being the next victim.

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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Berkley (December 5, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0425212904
  • ISBN-13: 978-0425212905
  • Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 3.9 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #99,612 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great new horse lovers mystery series, February 2, 2007
Michaela Bancroft is a horse trainer in California. Her husband is divorcing her for a younger woman with whom he had an affair. To top it all off, Michaela finds her Uncle Lou murdered when he didn't show up for their breakfast meeting. Who could have done such a thing?

Soon Michaela is embroiled in finding the killer. Plus her aunt asks her to look into a problem with the artificial insemination program her uncle was running for horses.

Michaela isn't sure who to trust any more. The more she looks into things, the more she realizes who had possible motives.

Her father has gotten himself into big trouble with gambling. Michaela works to help him get out of trouble without losing the family ranch.

Can she figure out who killed her uncle without putting herself in danger?

I really enjoyed this book. You don't have to be a horse lover to enjoy it. It is so well written. It is a great cozy and you'll find yourself picking it back up constantly to finish it.

There are so many wonderful red herrings that it will keep you guessing until the end. Terrific plot and characters really add to the reading experience. I highly recommend this book.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars What do horses have to do with it?, November 24, 2007
By Nancy Canu (Staten Island, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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The horses in this book are just window dressing, which was disappointing. Early on, the author makes a big deal out of the heroine's young stud colt, and then the horse isn't mentioned again. The heroine also feeds dry bran to said stud colt after he colics - on her vet's advice. If you are not a horseperson, then I'm not going to explain the absolute stupidity of doing something like that, trust me, no one running a breeding/training facility would be that ignorant. That said, the plot was OK, but real horse knowledge seems to be lacking on the author's part. Maybe she should stick to wine-themed mysteries?
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Saddle up!, December 14, 2007
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Michaela Bancroft's life is quite busy taking care of her horses, her best friend, and her family during the sticky divorce proceedings she is going through with her cheating husband. So when her Uncle Lou misses their breakfast date, Michaela goes to his ranch to find out why. When she sees the stabled horses in distress, she investigates, and finds the body of her beloved uncle dead with a pitchfork in his back.


Michaela, or Mick for short, stumbles upon her uncle's murdered corpse, and immediately begins suspecting everyone close to her by way of work or family. Was it Lou's much younger wife Cynthia, who has a used pregnancy test in her bathroom? Or was it Mick's father whose gambling addiction has once again become a problem? The local vet, Ethan, considered Lou his substitute father, but there had recently been a falling out in their relationship - but he won't explain it to Michaela, which brings doubts to her of her lifelong friend.

When suspicious accidents seem to follow Michaela, she suspects that her inquisitiveness has made someone nervous - especially when another body is discovered. Will she ever find her uncle's killer? Or will she end up destitute from medical bills that her husband won't pony up the money to help pay? And who is running the breeding scam causing multiple lawsuits against her uncle's estate?

This is a great cozy for animal lovers, and readers don't need to know a lot of the horse riding/ranching lingo to understand the story. Michaela is an engaging character with a variety of eccentric co-stars. The storyline was quick moving and intricate but interesting and not difficult to follow. I enjoyed this first installment in Scott's new series, and I look forward to another Michaela Bancroft horse lover's mystery.

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