What do you think?
Rate this book
Playing with Fire
A charred body turns up after a tragic barn fire at the racetrack that also claims the lives of two racehorses.
Meg, turned amateur sleuth, follows the twists and turns, exposing a complex web of deception and soured relationships.
Her investigation puts her family, including her animals, in danger.
Will she unravel the tangled mess of murder, fraud, drugs, art, and arson?
Meg Sheppard escaped persistent abuse by her stepfather by emigrating to Canada from England.
She now lives on a small horse farm. She owns several thoroughbred racehorses and two retired racehorses, Eagle and Bullet.
Meg adores her border collie dog, Kelly, who is usually at her side.
Vicky Earle is a Canada Book Award winner. The Canada Book Awards program recognizes and promotes Canadian author outstanding accomplishment.
Meg, turned amateur sleuth, follows the twists and turns, exposing a complex web of deception and soured relationships.
Her investigation puts her family, including her animals, in danger.
Will she unravel the tangled mess of murder, fraud, drugs, art, and arson?
Meg Sheppard escaped persistent abuse by her stepfather by emigrating to Canada from England.
She now lives on a small horse farm. She owns several thoroughbred racehorses and two retired racehorses, Eagle and Bullet.
Meg adores her border collie dog, Kelly, who is usually at her side.
Vicky Earle is a Canada Book Award winner. The Canada Book Awards program recognizes and promotes Canadian author outstanding accomplishment.
318 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 9, 2021
About the author
Vicky Earle
10 books3 followersVicky Earle is the author of the Meg Sheppard Mystery Series and a recipient of a Canada Book Award. The fast-paced, action-packed mysteries unfurl within the worlds of thoroughbred horse racing and country living. Meg's beloved border collie, Kelly, is a favourite character with readers.
Vicky draws on her many years of experience as an owner and breeder (together with her husband) of thoroughbred racehorses, as well as her life on a small horse farm.
She was CEO of the Ontario SPCA for several years.
The second book was nominated for an award and the third is an award winner. The fourth was released in November 2021.
Vicky has a diploma from the Canadian Institute of Children's Literature and has completed several writing courses. She is a member of Sisters in Crime (National) and Sisters in Crime, Toronto Chapter, and a member of the Uxbridge Writers' Circle.
https://www.vickyearle.com
https://www.vickyearle.com/blog
Vicky draws on her many years of experience as an owner and breeder (together with her husband) of thoroughbred racehorses, as well as her life on a small horse farm.
She was CEO of the Ontario SPCA for several years.
The second book was nominated for an award and the third is an award winner. The fourth was released in November 2021.
Vicky has a diploma from the Canadian Institute of Children's Literature and has completed several writing courses. She is a member of Sisters in Crime (National) and Sisters in Crime, Toronto Chapter, and a member of the Uxbridge Writers' Circle.
https://www.vickyearle.com
https://www.vickyearle.com/blog
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
No one has reviewed this book yet.