Horse Mystery Fiction

Few will hire competitive rider, Viola Parker, since the famous jumper, Wastrel, crashed to his death with her aboard. Not only that, her attitude just landed her out of work...again. She can barely afford her whipped-cream-in-a-can addiction. Now, before she's 30, she must keep a job for one year and receive a glowing letter of recommendation to get a surprise trust fund set up by her absentee parents. A trust fund that could represent freedom and independence - or might be worth nothing.

Let these stories lead your child into a world where every mystery is rooted in true events, every adventure connects to scientific facts, and every chapter ends with a Truth Box that explains the science behind it. This audiobook is perfect for kids who love horse mysteries, animal detective stories, inspiring true events, adventure and survival stories, engaging chapters, pony stories and wild mustangs, bedtime mysteries with real science, and unbelievable but true discoveries!

Derby Day at Epsom Downs and a multitude of people crowd to watch the races: dukes and dustmen, bishops and beggars, privileged ladies and prostitutes. The gamut of Victorian society, though, is also a hotbed for crime and crooks of all kinds. With the country a-flutter in the run-up to this national occasion, events reach fever pitch when a disembodied head is discovered on a passenger train at Crewe; the first in a murky course of events that takes in murder, fraud and race-fixing.

The Thebes State Penal Farm in Mississippi is up a dark river, surrounded by swamps and impenetrable piney woods. It’s the Old South at its most brutal - a place of violence, racial terror, and even more horrific rumors. Of the few who make the journey, black or white, even fewer return.

** FEATURED ON BBC TWO'S BETWEEN THE COVERS ** 'Unlike anything else you'll read this year, Sixteen Horses is a deeply disconcerting ride. Irresistible' - Val McDermid, author of Still Life 'Totally gripping from start to finish' - Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient 'Original...

A steeplechase at Bangor races...after a mile, a horse suddenly goes wild and smashes through a fence leaving his jockey, Eddie Malloy, comatose. This is no freak accident. In the following weeks, more horses go wild during races. Fortunes are won and lost on them, and the only consistent clue is that Eddie Malloy rides in every race where the horses hit blind panic. The racing authorities want Eddie grounded. The police want to use Eddie to nail an 'uncatchable' crime lord.

If you love stories set in the Wild West, you'll enjoy the third book of the Sherlock and Me series. Set in Reno, Nevada, and nearby Pyramid Lake on the Paiute Indian Reservation, the story features Lucy James, newly minted PI. She's been hired to find a missing truck driver and a missing horse. The first case takes her into the shadowy world of truck cargo thefts. An experienced truck driver never makes it to his intended destination on his route creating panic for his new fiancé.

Join the Cutie Mark Crusaders in the third book of the Ponyville Mysteries series as they solve the mystery of the Rusty Horseshoe! Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, and Sweetie Belle have been spending a lot of time with their new friend, Lilymoon, at the spooky house on Horseshoe Hill. One night, Scootaloo actually sees the ghostly Olden Pony - a character from one of Rainbow Dash's scary stories. Scootaloo worries everypony will think she's just a scaredy-pony, but she's too frightened to sleep.

River Cartwright ist ein ausgemusterter MI5-Agent, und er ist es leid, nur noch Müllsäcke zu durchsuchen und abgehörte Telefonate zu transkribieren. Er wittert seine Chance, als ein pakistanischer Jugendlicher entführt wird und live im Netz enthauptet werden soll. Doch ist das Opfer der, der er zu sein vorgibt? Und wer steckt hinter den Entführern? Die Uhr tickt, und jeder der Beteiligten hat seine eigene Agenda. Auch Rivers Chef.

One of Humboldt's well-known horse breeders is brutally murdered, then left to burn in his barn along with his prized stallions. A Jack Logan client has been accused of the murder and Carson has been called in to investigate. However, getting to the truth is proving to be a real challenge. It seems no one, not even the accused, is capable of telling the truth. Greed, lust, infidelity, half-truths, and the Memphis Mafia all seem to be involved - somehow. Sorting out the pieces and finding the real murderer will be a monumental task.

The Boxcar Children are spending their vacation on a farm. They learn to do everything from milking cows and making homemade jam to raising a barn. Then one day they spot a beautiful horse locked up in a stable. Who is the mystery horse? And why is it hidden?

The Aldens are helping out at a rescue ranch, taking care of horses that need extra attention. Jessie’s favorite is a beautiful horse named Dragon. But when Dragon and some of the other horses disappear from the pasture, the Boxcar Children must saddle up for a mystery. What’s happening to the horses at the Dare to Dream Ranch?

He’s brilliant, he’s broken, he’s a modern day Oracle: meet interrogator Malcolm Chaucer. All he wanted was a quiet vacation in Paris…and maybe a second chance with his ex-wife, the fearless operative, Tempest MacLaren. Instead, he's pulled into the path of Caleb Moss, better known as Man O’ War, a legendary assassin on a bloody mission of vengeance. Chaucer and Tempest are thrown into the middle of a manhunt that takes them from the rooftops of Paris, to a North Dakota survival bunker, to the jungles of Colombia.

¿Qué ocurre cuando un viejo espía como David Cartwright pierde la cabeza? ¿Alguien se ocupa de esos agentes que atesoran información reservada, pero que no recuerdan que lo es? Son algunas de las preguntas a las que su nieto River, miembro del equipo de Jackson Lamb y sus «caballos lentos», los proscritos del servicio secreto británico, quiere responder ahora que su abuelo, un mito de la Guerra Fría y figura legendaria del MI5, empieza a olvidarse de las cosas.

Miss Fisher meets Downton Abbey in this critically acclaimed mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Shelley Noble. Roasted chestnuts from vendor’s carts, fresh cut spruce trees lining the sidewalks, extravagant gifts, opulent dinners, carols at St Patrick’s Cathedral, a warm...

An eye for an eye. Things are looking pretty bleak for Hank the Cowdog. First he gets sick on poisoned bacon grease. Then he accidentally trips Sally May - and she ends up with a broken ankle. And if that's not bad enough, he gets stuck playing dress-up with Amy and Ashley, Little Alfred's cousins. But when Tuerto the Killer Stud Horse breaks free and charges at the girls, Hank knows it's up to him to protect them. He'll show that one-eyed horse who's boss - even if it means risking his own life!

Horse trainer by day, IT consultant by night, Izzy Paterson is a classic nerd who’s better with animals than humans. But when a body is found at the feet of a prize stallion in the queen’s summer castle in the Scottish Highlands, Izzy - and her new friend Craig - are in the wrong place at the wrong time, becoming suspects in the murder. In the race to clear their names, Izzy has to employ all her horse-whispering and computer-hacking skills. Can she piece together the clues in time to stop the mysterious killer from striking again?

A murder mystery weekend getaway turns very real…too real for struggling sleuths Simon and Jane in this winning whodunnit from the authors of The Pie & Mash Detective Agency. Freshly-minted private investigators Simon and Jane are struggling. Their relationship is increasingly tense, and for...

For twenty-five years, the case of the McGraw twins kidnapping has remained unsolved. As the eldest son, Cull oversees the McGraw horse ranch, wary of prying eyes. So when true-crime writer Nikki St. James comes forward with new information, Cull can't believe his father invites her onto the compound. His family has suffered enough - he's not about to let St. James snoop and ruin them completely. But Nikki finds the eldest McGraw's protectiveness as endearing as it is aggravating.

Still recovering from the traumatic events of the past year, newlyweds Aggie Malone, police chief of Dogleg Island, and Deputy Sheriff Ryan Grady are looking forward to a casual day trip to Wild Horse Island, a nearby nature preserve, with their precocious - and uncannily perceptive - border collie, Flash. But when Flash discovers a body in a shallow grave on the island, and Aggie and Ryan learn of an attack on the park ranger, a tangled knot of conspiracy, murder and deception begins to unfold.