Foal Play (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781250026590)

Winner of the Malice Domestic Award for Best First Traditional Mystery Novel

With a gutsy heroine, a lovable dog sidekick, quirky characters, and a charming locale, Kathryn O'Sullivan's Foal Play is a zany, fun-filled ride sure to please mystery readers.

Colleen McCabe is enjoying an uneventful summer in North Carolina's Outer Banks supervising her firefighters, making rounds with her Border collie, Sparky, and keeping an eye on the wild horses escaped from the local sanctuary. But when a dead body washes up on shore, she knows trouble has arrived in Corolla.

Colleen is ready to start work on the investigation, but much to her irritation, her best friend, Sheriff Bill Dorman, makes it clear he doesn't want her butting her nose in or poking around. The stubborn Colleen, however, is not so easily deterred. When a man with a gun is spotted lurking around the lighthouse and her former school teacher's house explodes, she adds arson and a second suspicious death to her informal investigation. Colleen soon finds herself juggling her job, amorous advances from the town's developer, and intrusions from the local press, all while keeping information from Bill. Her secret sleuthing quickly comes to an end, however, when a bigger threat enters the picture.

Author: Kathryn O'Sullivan
ISBN-10: 1250026598
ISBN-13: 9781250026590
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 05/07/2013
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2013
Publishers Weekly 03/04/2013
Library Journal 04/01/2013 pg. 65
Booklist 04/01/2013 pg. 28