"enchanting Mrs. Murphy"
There is a small little town in Virginia that is quite
quaint and magical, a place where the animals understand
and speak to one another. The most influential people in
town belong to the Jefferson Hunt Club, an organization
where humans, horses and hounds combine to flush out the
foxes. One day while walking the horses and hounds, the
hound master "Sister" Jane Arnold sees an old horse that
died in his sleep on After All farm. Sister organizes the horse's burial but before it can be
put in the ground, the body of a woman wearing a sapphire
ring is dug up. The body is that of Nola, the daughter of
Tedi and Edward Bancroft. The young woman disappeared one
day in 1981. Also vanishing at the same time as Nola was
Guy Ramy, her boyfriend and the sheriff's son. his body as
shortly found later. Sister, with the help of some
friends, both human and animal, are able to solve the
decades old murders and bring peace to two grieving
families. Fans of the Mrs. Murphy series are going to love HOTSPUR,
an enchanting tale where the animals delight the reader
with their ready wit, common sense and love for their
humans. Sister is a memorable heroine who knows how to
guide the members of the Jefferson Hunt Club in the
direction she wants them to go. Readers will want to finish
this book in one sitting so they can find out who the
killer is and what the motive was. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted November 20, 2002
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