Lead a Horse to Murder (Reigning Cats & Dogs Mysteries, No. 3)
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ISBN: 0553586432 / Publisher: Bantam, May 2005
Heading for a posh Long Island estate to care for a prized Arabian horse, veterinarian Jessica Popper, aided by her one-eyed Dalmatian, Lou, and tailless Westie, Max, becomes caught up in the mysterious death of one of the world's finest polo players and must investigate a host of suspects who had wanted the man dead to uncover a killer with a penchant for poison. Original.
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When it comes to sleuthing, she's not horsing around...<br><br>When full-time vet and part-time sleuth Jessica Popper is asked to treat a billionaire's ailing horse, she gets a deadly glimpse into the lifestyles of the rich and felonious….<br><br>Murder gallops after Jessie when an emergency call sends the traveling vet to a posh Long Island estate with her one-eyed Dalmatian, Lou, and her tailless Westie, Max. A prized Arabian steed needs minor medical care–but it’s the rider who grabs Jess’s attention. The handsome young horseman exudes plenty of animal magnetism as he canters across the field…and then takes an inexplicable, fatal fall.<br><br>The dead man was one of the finest polo players in the world, but it was no accident that killed him. The culprit was poison. And as Jess soon discovers, a number of people had the means, motive, and opportunity for foul play, from the hostile barn manager to the businessman’s disgruntled wife. But Jess will have to temper her feline instinct with good old-fashioned horse sense if she’s going to stop a killer from leading a certain sleuth to her death.<br><br>“Five paws up for Cynthia Baxter’s Reigning Cats & Dogs series!”—Carolyn Hart
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