Death Reins In

Horse Lover's Mystery #2

by Michele Scott

MISSING…
Racetrack veterinarian Bob Pratt is missing. When Michaela Bancroft’s good friend Audrey reveals to her that her brother has been gone for a few days, Michaela assures her that she will do what she can to help.

DEAD…
Then when Audrey is viciously murdered, Michaela is certain Bob’s disappearance is related.

DIGGING…
Michaela will go digging for answers that will lead her from Palm Desert to Malibu, where a killer awaits to answer her questions personally.

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Horses, Cozy, Mystery Thriller, Animals, Chick Lit

272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 6, 2007

About the author

Michele Scott is an American author and the CEO/owner of equestrian sports medicine company Professional’s Choice, Inc. She has written over forty novels in various genres including thrillers, mysteries, young adult mysteries, fantasy, and women’s fiction. Her thriller Daddy’s Home from her Holly Jennings’ series written under her pen name of AK Alexander has sold over one million copies and was the #1 bestselling book in the UK Amazon. Her thriller Mommy, May I? and was number 2 on the Amazon list.

Subsequently, Daddy’s Home hit #4 in the US Amazon store (over all books). She was a featured author in Jeff Bezos letter to the shareholders and one of fifteen authors invited to the reveal of Kindle Fire. Amazon also produced a short documentary about her and her writing story and featured her in a book on bestselling Amazon writers. Daddy’s Home was also a top ten bestseller on The Wall Street Journal bestseller list.

Michele’s bestselling mystery series (The Wine Lover’s Mysteries) has gone into multiple printings and has been optioned by a Los Angeles based producer and production company.

Michele is a lifelong equestrian, having horses since she was five-years-old. If you don’t find her at her desk writing, you’re sure to find her at the barn!

Reviews

[Glen · Rating 3 out of 5]

An adequate cozy set in the world of horses. Like a more feminine, Americanized Dick Francis.

[Geena Barret · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in this trilogy and this one didn't disappoint for being a quick read. I think one of my favorite characters to come back to definitely had to be Joe. It's hard not to love a guy who takes on the role of older brother with a multitude of cousins that know people who know people and can find out information. Michaela ends up getting the mystery solved while the police seemingly are not really doing any detective work. That's something that irked me a bit in this book. It really feels like there's no involvement from the police, just her and Joe, and I know it's fiction, but it would have just seemed more realistic if she ran into a police officer more. Could just be a petty thing to think about. This book revolves around horse racing as opposed to breeding in the first book. It was pretty fun getting to learn more about the history of Quarter horses and their involvement with racing. Michaela very much delved into the lifestyles of the rich and the famous in this one, but I very much enjoyed the characters that were involved in this book. It never seems to fail that Michaela finds someone dead somewhere, and her irrational instinct to solve the mystery instead of leaving it to the police is ever present. But this story kept me awake, wanting me to really try to figure out who was responsible for her friend's death.

[Betty]

Death Twins In by A.K. Alexander

Fast paced intriguing mystery. So many people working for their own gain and not caring how it would impact others. Michaela always reeling deeply for friends and acquaintances seems to get in the middle helping to solve the problems. Kept my interest from page one to last page.

[Edith Meza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book

I really enjoyed reading this well rotten book. This author is terrific! If you like a good couple or so mysteries, you will like this book.

[Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Death Reins In is an exciting second book in the Horse Lover's Mystery series by Michelle Scott. Her main character, Michaela Bancroft, is a strong, independent woman who is madly in love - with her horses! She is learning from her past mistakes and moving forward with her life - a new man(maybe), a new interest - using her horses to help autistic children cope in this world. Her hectic life is going well, but when she decides to take a break from her busy schedule and attend the races with her friend, Audrey, things go terribly wrong. Her friend, Audrey, winds up dead, Audrey's brother winds up missing and Michaela finds herself in the middle, doing everything possible to find out who murdered her precious friend. Michelle Scott's characters are real, relatable. Michaela is faithful to her friends, passionate about horses and willing - but wary - of falling in love again. This book is full of suspense and will keep you guessing the identity of the murderer until the end. I look forward to reading the next book in this series to see where life take Michaela!

[Saadia · Rating 3 out of 5]

So Michaela the heroine is a trainer of horses and finds herself embroiled in a mystery involving additives in the expensive horse breeding world. Action occurs in southern California, lots of driving back and forth from the inland area to the more famous locations up and down the coast: Malibu, Los Angeles, San Diego.

I felt sad that her dearest friend and mentor had to be killed, for nothing... And Michaela is pursued by a very dashing gentleman who is actually the deranged killer, yecch... but she has a very dashing admirer who is steady and there for her, that is good!

[Teddi Turner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Abduction, horses, money, substance abuse, back stabbing "friends," unfaithful spouses, murder, oh another murder and an attempt at sympathy surrounding the death of the main character's life long friend. (rinse and repeat) This series is built on characters with tons of literary potential — sadly when this book ended I felt as cheated as a rich horse owner. I am moving on to the next in the series see where the ride takes me....

[Helen Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

New cosy mystery series by the author of the Wine Lovers' Mysteries. This is a great mystery, and worthy of five stars, but I prefer the Wine Lovers' stories. Partly because of the setting and partly the characters.

[Annette Dashofy · Rating 1 out of 5]

I love horses, but really could not get through this book. Nothing about it drew me in and I finally gave up.

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good sequel to the first one. Better if you read them in order, but this has enough of a stand-alone plot that you should be ok.

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am really enjoying this mystery series. Murder, suspense, and ponies- what more could you ask for!

[Christine Meunier · Rating 3 out of 5]

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