Favorite Authors
I love to read books - especially non-fiction and mysteries.
A few of my favorite mystery/novel authors are:
Mary Higgins Clark
Carol Higgins Clark
Sue Grafton
Lilian Jackson Braun
Diane Mott Davidson
Barbara Michaels
Melissa Cleary
Susan Conant
Virginia Lanier
Mary Daheim
Patricia Guiver
Lydia Adamson
Laurien Berenson
Carol Lea Benjamin
Claudia Bishop
D.R. Meredith
Tamar Myers
Sara Paretsky
Patricia Cornwell
Little House on the Prairie Books
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~The following are my 'working' lists for various authors & books. So please bear with my duplicate listings, mispellings, etc
~ANIMAL MYSTERIES~
Dog Mysteries authors:
Cynthia Baxter
Carol Lea Benjamin
Laurien Berenson
Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown (cat & dog)
Melissa Cleary
Susan Conant
Patricia Guiver
Linda Johnston
Lee Charles Kelley
Virginia Lanier
Leslie O'Kane
Sue Owens Wright
Nina Wright
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'Dog & cat':
Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
Vet series (author):
Lydia Adamson (Dr Nightingale series)
Cynthia Baxter
Lillian M. Roberts
Laura Crum
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'Cat' authors:
Marian Babson
Lilian Jackson Braun
Carole Nelson Douglas (Midnight Louie Mysteries)
Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown (cat & dog)
Lydia Adamson (A Cat.... books)
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'Horse' authors:
Dick Francis
Laura Crum
Jody Jaffe
Carolyn Banks
Mary Monica Pulver - "Show Stopper"
Bill Shoemaker
Rita Mae Brown (fox hunting, "Outfoxed" 2000, "Hotspur" 2002, "Full Cry" 2003, "The Hunt Ball" 2005)
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Other suggested books (I have not read these yet so didn't classify them)
author: Ann Campbell ("Wolf in Sheeps Clothing" 2001, "Wolf at the Door" 2000, "Wolf Tracks" 2002)
author: Joan Hess -- 2 books suggested: Busy Bodies, Roll Over and Play Dead (dog)
author: John Herrmann - Murder at the Red Dog
author: Barbara Moore ("Doberman Wore Black" 1983, & "The Wolf Whispered Death" 1986) (dog, vet)
author: Barbara Block (pet store owner)
author: Lillian M Roberts (vet)
author: Gerald Hammond (hunting dog breeder)
author: Mary Willis Walker (dog training?)
author: Gerald Hammond (involves dogs)
author: David Handler (involves dogs/basset hounds?)
author: Stuart Woods (involves dogs?)
author: Sue Henry (sled dog racer & syberian breeder in Alaska)
author: Nina Wright (Whiskey on the Rocks, Whiskey Straight Up)
author: John Francome (horse? supposed to be like Dick Francis)
author: Kit Ehrman (horse? "At Risk", "Cold Burn", "Dead Mans Touch")
author: Sara Gruen (horse but is a mystery or not??) "Riding Lessons" & "Flying Changes"
author: Tami Hoag "Dark Horse" (horse mystery ??)
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Authors & titles:
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DogMysteries by Cynthia Baxter:
~Dead Canaries Don't Sing 2004
~Putting on the Dog 2004
~Lead a Horse to Murder 2005
~Hare Today, Dead Tomorrow 2006
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Dog Mysteries by Carol Lea Benjamin
~This Dog for Hire 1996
~The Dog Who Knew Too Much 1997
~A Hell of a Dog 1998
~Lady Vanishes 1999
~The Wrong Dog 2000
~The Long Good Boy 2001
~Fall Guy 2004
~Without a Word 2005
~The Hard Way (WBR Oct 2006 in HC)
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Dog Mysteries by Laurien Berenson
~A Pedigree to Die For 1995
~Underdog 1996
~Dog eat Dog 1996
~Hair of the Dog 1997
~Watchdog 1998
~Hush Puppy 1999
~Unleashed 2000
~Once Bitten 2001
~Hot Dog 2002
~Best in Show 2003
~Jingle Bell Bark 2004
~Raining Cats And Dogs 2005 (paperback 8/06)
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Dog Mysteries by Lee Charles Kelley
~A Nose for Murder 2003
~Murder Unleashed 2004
~To Collar a Killer 2004
~Twas the Bite Before Christmas 11/05
~Bark M for Murder 2006 (Canine crime tales by Lee Charles Kelley, J.A. Jance, Virginia Lanier and Chassie West)
~Dogged Pursuit (release date 7/2006)
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Dog Mysteries by Leslie O'Kane
~Play Dead 1998
~Ruff Way To Go 2000
~Give the Dog a Bone 2002
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Dog Mystery Books by Linda Johnston
~Sit, Stay, Slay (1/4/05)
~Nothing to Fear but Ferrets (8/2/05)
~Fine Feathered Death (5/2/06)
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Dog Mysteries by Melissa Cleary
~A Tail of Two Murders (92)
~Hounded to Death (93)
~Dog Collar Crime (93)
~Dead and Buried (94)
~First Pedigree Murder (94)
~Skull and Dog Bones (94)
~The Maltese Puppy (95)
~Murder Most Beastly (96)
~Old Dogs (97)
~And Your Little Dog, too (98)
~In the Doghouse (2000)
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Cat & dog mysteries by Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
~Wish You were Here 1992
~Rest in Pieces 1993
~Murder at Monticello 1995
~Pay Dirt 1996
~Murder She Meowed 1997
~Murder on the Prowl 1998
~Cat on the Scent 1999
~Pawing through the Past 2000
~Claws and Effect 2001
~Catch as Cat Can 2003
~The Tail of the Tipp-off 2003
~Whisker Of Evil 2004
~Cat's Eyewitness 2005
~Sour Puss 2006
Non-Mystery~Sneaky Pie's Cookbook for Mystery Lovers 1999
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Dog Mysteries by Patricia Guiver
~Delilah Doolittle and the Purloined Pooch 97
~Delilah Doolittle and the Careless Coyote 98
~Delilah Doolittle and the Motley Mutts 98
~Delilah Doolittle and the Missing Macaw 2000
~Delilah Doolittle and the Canine Chorus 2001
~Delilah Doolittle and the Beastly Bloodline 2003
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Dog Mysteries by Virginia Lanier
~Death in Bloodhound Red '1995
~The House on Bloodhound Lane '1996
~A Brace of Bloodhounds '1997
~Blind Bloodhound Justice '1998
~Ten Little Bloodhounds '1999
~Bloodhound To Die For (2003?)
*short story in "Bark M for Murder" 2006
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Dog Mysteries by Susan Conant
~A New Leash on Death (90)
~Dead and Doggone (90)
~A Bite of Death (91)
~Paws Before Dying
~Gone to the Dogs (92)
~Bloodlines (92)
~Ruffly Speaking (94)
~Black Ribbon (95)
~Stud Rites (96)
~Animal Appetite (97)
~The Barker Street Regulars (98)
~Evil Breeding (99)
~Creature Discomforts (2000)
~The Wicked Flea (March 3, 2002)
~The DogFather (2003)
~ Bride and Groom (2004)
*(Culinary Mystery) "Steamed" by Susan Conant and Jessica Conant-Park. 3/2006
* (Cat Mystery) Scratch the Surface 2005 ----------------------
DogMysteries by Sue Owens Wright
~Howling Bloody Murder 2001
~Sirius About Murder 2006
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Dog Mysteries by Nina Wright
~Whisky on the Rocks 2005
~Whiskey Straight Up (WBR 9/1/06)
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Dog Mystery by Cynthia G. Alwyn
The Scent of Murder 2001
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Horse Mysteries by Carolyn Banks
Death By Dressage 1993
Groomed for Death 1995
Murder Well-Bred 1995/2004
Death on the Diagonal 1996
A Horse to Die For 1996
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Cutter 1994
Hoofprints 1996
Roughstock 1997
Roped 1998
Sliprock 1999
Breakaway 2001
Hayburner 2003
Forged 2004
Moonblind (WBR in 2006)
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Horse Mysteries by Jody Jaffe -
A Horse of a Different Killer 1995
Chestnut Mare,Beware 1996
In Colt Blood 1998
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Horse Mystery by Mary Monica Pulver -
Show Stopper
(she also has the following books but they don't appear to be horse related: Knight Fall, Ashes to Ashes, The Unforgiving Minutes, Original Sin)
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Horse Mysteries by Bill Shoemaker
Stalking Horse
Fire Horse
Dark Horse
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Horse Mystery by Lydia Adamson (has a lot of books)
Dr Nightingale goes the Distance
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Horse Mysteries by Rita Mae Brown
Outfoxed 2000
Hotspur 2002
Full Cry 2003
The Hunt Ball 2005
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Horse Mysteries by Dick Francis (don't know if ALL are about horses)
DEAD CERT 1962
NERVE 1964
FOR KICKS 1965
FLYING FINISH 1966
BLOOD SPORT 1967
FORFEIT 1968
A SPORT OF QUEENS 1968
ENQUIRY 1969
RAT RACE 1970
BONECRACK 1971
SMOKESCREEN 1972
SLAY-RIDE 1973
KNOCK DOWN 1974
HIGH STAKES 1975
IN THE FRAME 1976
RISK 1977
TRIAL RUN 1978
REFLEX 1981
TWICE SHY 1981
BANKER 1983
THE DANGER 1984
PROOF 1985
LESTER (LESTER PIGOT BIOGRAPHY) 1986
HOT MONEY 1987
THE EDGE 1988
STRAIGHT 1989
LONGSHOT 1990
COMEBACK 1991
DRIVING FORCE 1992
DECIDER 1993
WILD HORSES 1994
TO THE HILT 1996
10 LB. PENALTY 1997
FIELD OF 13 1998
SECOND WIND 1999
SHATTERED 2000
KIT FIELDING NOVELS:
BREAKIN 1985
BOLT 1986
SID HALLEY NOVELS:
ODDS AGAINST 1965
WHIP HAN 1979
COME TO GRIEF 1995
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Know nothing about these but they were recommended as horse mysteries:
Cali Canberra
Never Enough
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John Dunning
The Bookwoman's Last Fling
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Kit Ehrman
At Risk
Cold Burn
Dead Mans Touch
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John Francome
Lifeline
Safe Bet
Stud Poker
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Allen Garrison
Stable Cat
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Martha Grimes
The Grave Maurice
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Pat Hewitt
Dead Horses
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Rita Jeffries
Out of Control
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Michael Kilian
The Last Virginia Gentleman
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Jan Neuharth
The Hunt
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Steven D Price
Riding For a Fall
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Emilie Richards
Fox River
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Karen Robards
Hunters Moon
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Lillian Roberts
(?)Riding for a Fall
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Margaret Cabell Self
Red Clay Country
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Lyndon Stacey
Cut Throat
Dead Fall
Outside Chance
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Barbara Weir
The Fifth Wheel
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Lilian Jackson Braun
Chicago crime reporter, Jim Qwilldern, inherits a fortune from a friend of his mother and chucks the rat-race for the peace and quiet of Picax with his adopted cats (there is some question as to who adopted who) Koko and Yum Yum. But murder seems to follow him around.
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards(1966)
The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern (1967)
The Cat Who Turned On and Off (1968)
The Cat Who Saw Red (1986)
The Cat Who Played Brahms (1987
) The Cat Who Played Post Office (1987)
The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare (1988)
The Cat Who Sniffed Glue (1988)
The Cat Who Went Underground (1989
) The Cat Who Talked to Ghosts (1990)
The Cat Who Lived High (1990)
The Cat Who Knew a Cardinal (1991)
The Cat Who Moved a Mountain (1992)
The Cat Who Wasn't There (1992)
The Cat Who Went Into the Closet (1993)
The Cat Who Came to Breakfast (1994)
The Cat Who Blew the Whistle (1995)
The Cat Who Said Cheese (1996)
The Cat Who Tailed a Thief (1997)
The Cat Who Sand for the Birds (1998)
The Cat Who Robbed a Bank (2000)
The Cat Who Smelled a Rat (2001)
The Cat Who Went Up a Creek (2002)
Short & Tall Tales 2002
The Cat Who Brought Down the House (2003)
The Cat Who Talked Turkey 2004
The Cat Who Went Bananas 2004
The Cat Who Dropped a Bombshell 2006
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Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Joe Grey is a tomcat who discovers, to his dismay, that he can speak with humans Cat on the Edge 1996
Cat Under Fire (1997)
Cat Raise the Dead (1997)
Cat in the Dark (1999)
Cat to the Dogs (2000)
Cat Spitting Mad (2001)
Cat Laughing Last (2002)
Cat Seeing Double 2003
Cat Fear No Evil 2004
Cat Cross Their Graves 2005
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Cat Mysteries by Lydia Adamson
The Manhattan-based adventures of a usually out-of-work actress and cat-sitter, Alice Nestleton.
A Cat in the Manger (1990)
A Cat of a Different Color (1991)
A Cat in Wolf's Clothing (1991)
A Cat in the Wings (1992)
A Cat By Any Other Name (1992)
A Cat with a Fiddle (1993)
A Cat in a Glass House (1993)
A Cat with No Regrets (1994)
A Cat on the Cutting Edge (1994)
A Cat on a Winning Streak (1995)
A Cat in Fine Style (1995)
A Cat under the Mistletoe (1996)
A Cat in a Chorus Line (1996)
A Cat on a Beach Blanket (1997)
A Cat on Jingle Bell Rock (1997)
A Cat on Stage Left (1998)
A Cat of One's Own (1999)
A Cat with the Blues (2000)
A Cat with No Clue (2001)
A Cat on a Bus (2002)
A Cat Named Brat (2002)
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Carole Nelson Douglas
Midnight Louie is many things--gourmand, ladies' man, world-class dog-baiter and a one cool tomcat who just happens to think he is Philip Marlowe.
Catnap (1992)
Pussyfoot (1993)
Cat on a Blue Monday (1994)
Cat in a Crimson Haze (1995)
Cat with an Emerald Eye (1996)
Cat in a Flamingo Fedora (1997)
Cat on a Hyacinth Hunt (1998)
Cat in a Diamond Dazzle (1996)
Cat in a Golden Garland (1998)
Cat in an Indigo Mood (1999)
Cat in a Jeweled Jumpsuit (1999)
Cat in a Kiwi Con (2000)
Cat in a Leopard Spot (2001)
Cat in a Midnight Choir (2002)
Midnight Louis Las Vegas Adventures:
The Cat and the King of Clubs (1999)
The Cat and the Queen of Hearts (1999)
The Cat and the Jill of Diamonds (2000))
The Cat and the Jack of Spades (2000)
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Garrison Allen
Empty Creek is a small desert town north of Phoenix. Although it has its share of eccentrics, crime is rare, but when it does occur bookstore owner, Penelope Warren, and her companion, Mycroft, go into action.
Desert Cat (1994)
Royal Cat (1995)
Stable Cat (1996)
Baseball Cat (1997)
Dinosaur Cat (1998)
Movie Cat (1999)
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Marian Babson
Prolific mystery writer Babson combines her literary talents with her love for cats in creating such pawsitively memorable felines like Errol, an oversized Maine Coon (Whiskers and Smoke, 1984),
Pandora--who attaches herself to a harried PR man who always finds himself up to his neck in murder (Murder at the Cat Show, 1972;
Tourists Are for Trapping, 1989;
Nine Lives to Murder, 1992;
The Diamond Cat, 1994),
and a feisty trio named Had-I, But-Known and Roscoe (Canapes for the Kitten, 1996).
By the same author:
The Company of Cats. Dunne, 1999. When computer billionaire Arthur Arbuthnot mistakes her for an interior decorator, gossip maven Annabel Hinchby-Smythe takes advantage of the mistake to delve into his private life hoping to dig up some juicy scandal. When Arbuthnot is subsequently murdered, Annabel sets out to uncover the killer with the help of the man's beloved cat (and heir), Sally. To Catch a Cat. Dunne, 2000 On a dare, eleven-year-old Robin kidnaps Mrs. Nordling's prize-winning cat and stumbles upon the scene of a murder. Mr. Nordling knows that if he can find the unmistakable cat he will also find the witness to his brutal crime. The Cat Next Door. Minotaur, 2002. Margot, a free-lance photographer, tries to figure out if her cousin, Chloe is guilty of the murder of her twin sister. ---------------------------------
Kinky Friedman
In her 15th outing, it's a case of missing kid and missing kitty when p.i. (and animal lover) Kinky Friedman attempts to find a young, autistic New York boy and a three-legged Texas cat named Lucky, both of whom have disappeared. Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (St. Martin's, 2002)
--------------------------------- Evan Marshall
Widowed literary agent Jane Stuart lives in Shady Hills, NJ, where she raises her son, Nick, reads book proposals, and demonstrates a knack for solving mysteries. She also has a tortoiseshell cat named Winky, who has a nose for trouble.
Missing Marlene (1999)
Hanging Hannah (2000)
Stabbing Stephanie (2001)
Icing Ivy (2002)
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Alex Matthews
Cassidy McCabe is a divorced, 30-something psychotherapist (and amateur sleuth) who is struggling to make ends meet thanks to the debts of her ex-husband. As if that wasn't stressful enough, she has to deal with her meddling mother, a budding relationship with the brother of one of her patients--who has died under mysterious circumstances--, and a calico cat named Starshine who decides to adopt her --in spite of her avowed dislike of cats.
Secret's Shadow (1996)
Satan's Silence (1997)
Vendetta's Victim (1998)
Wanton's Web (1999)
Cat's Claw (2000)
Death's Domain (2001)
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Akif Pirincci
This psychological thriller follows Francis, an ordinary house cat, as he tries to solve a series of murders.
Felidae (1993)
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Short Stories
Cat Crimes III (1992)
Cat Crimes for the Holidays (1997)
Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation (1995)
Feline & Famous: Cat Crimes Goes Hollywood (1994)
Felonious Felines (2000)
More Mystery Cats (1993)
Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime (2001)
Mysterious Cat Stories (1993)
Horse Mysteries
Carolyn Banks
Death By Dressage 1993
Groomed for Death 1995
Murder Well-Bred 1995/2004
Death on the Diagonal 1996
A Horse to Die For 1996
Laura Crum
Cutter 1994
Hoofprints 1996
Roughstock 1997
Roped 1998
Sliprock 1999
Breakaway 2001
Hayburner 2003
Forged 2004
Moonblind (WBR in 2006)
Dick Francis
??Do all books revolve around horses??
DEAD CERT 1962
NERVE 1964
FOR KICKS 1965
FLYING FINISH 1966
BLOOD SPORT 1967
FORFEIT 1968
A SPORT OF QUEENS 1968
ENQUIRY 1969
RAT RACE 1970
BONECRACK 1971
SMOKESCREEN 1972
SLAY-RIDE 1973
KNOCK DOWN 1974
HIGH STAKES 1975
IN THE FRAME 1976
RISK 1977
TRIAL RUN 1978
REFLEX 1981
TWICE SHY 1981
BANKER 1983
THE DANGER 1984
PROOF 1985
LESTER (LESTER PIGOT BIOGRAPHY) 1986
HOT MONEY 1987
THE EDGE 1988
STRAIGHT 1989
LONGSHOT 1990
COMEBACK 1991
DRIVING FORCE 1992
DECIDER 1993
WILD HORSES 1994
TO THE HILT 1996
10 LB. PENALTY 1997
FIELD OF 13 1998
SECOND WIND 1999
SHATTERED 2000
KIT FIELDING NOVELS:
BREAKIN 1985
BOLT 1986
SID HALLEY NOVELS:
ODDS AGAINST 1965
WHIP HAN 1979
COME TO GRIEF 1995
Jody Jaffe -
A Horse of a Different Killer 1995
Chestnut Mare, Beware 1996
In Colt Blood 1998
Mary Monica Pulver -
Show Stopper
(she also has the following books but they don't appear to involve horses: Knight Fall, Ashes to Ashes, The Unforgiving Minutes, Original Sin)
Bill Shoemaker
Stalking Horse
Fire Horse
Dark Horse
Lydia Adamson (has a lot of books)
Dr Nightingale goes the Distance
Rita Mae Brown
Outfoxed 2000
Hotspur 2002
Full Cry 2003
The Hunt Ball 2005
No nothing about these:
Cali Canberra
Never Enough
John Dunning
The Bookwoman's Last Fling
Kit Ehrman
At Risk
Cold Burn
Dead Mans Touch
John Francome
Lifeline
Safe Bet
Stud Poker
Allen Garrison
Stable Cat
Martha Grimes
The Grave Maurice
Sara Gruen
Riding Lessons
Pat Hewitt
Dead Horses
Tami Hoag
Dark Horse
Rita Jeffries
Out of Control
Michael Kilian
The Last Virginia Gentleman
Jan Neuharth
The Hunt
Steven D Price
Riding For a Fall
Emilie Richards
Fox River
Karen Robards
Hunters Moon
Lillian Roberts
(?)Riding for a Fall
Margaret Cabell Self
Red Clay Country
Lyndon Stacey
Cut Throat
Dead Fall
Outside Chance
Barbara Weir
The Fifth Wheel
My 'working list' of authors/books I've heard/read about:
Jilly Cooper - Riders...Polo etc
Judy Bloom -
William S. Slusher - Shepherd of the Wolves, Butchers of the Noble (has dark side-horse slaying)
Kai Maristed - Fall
Anne McCaffrey- The Lady
Barbara Dimmick- In the Presence of Horses 1998
Pat Howitt- Dead Horses 98
Thomas McGuane- has some horses
John Welcome -
Jean Slaughter Doty- The Monday Horses, Dark Horse, The Crumb
Michael Joens- Blood Reins
Barbara Morganroth
Joanna Campbell
Bonnie Bryant
Patricia Leitch (Jinny series)
Chris St. John
Lillian M. Roberts
Jenny Maxwell- Blacksmith
Navada Barr (books with Anna Pigeon uses horse Geideon in several books)
Rita Jeffries - Out of Control
Kimberly Cates - Fly Away Home
Maggie Estep (mystery/racing background)
Judy Reene Singer - Horseplay
Fern Michaels - Kentucky triology
Sara Gruen
Nora Roberts - True Betrals & Irish triology (thorough/Rebel/Rose)
? Riding Lessons
Kim Peyton
Laura More - Ride a Dark Horse, Chance Meeting
Mark Daniel
Elizabeth Lowell - Remember Summer
Judit Tarr
BJ Bramblett- Sliding Stop
Toni Leland - Winning Ways
John Francome - Inside Track
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