Puss 'n Cahoots - Rita Mae Brown

Instead of a proper second honeymoon, the newly remarried Harry and Fair Haristeen
leave cozy Crozet, Virginia, for Shelbyville, Kentucky, site of the famous saddlebred
horse show. There they'll visit dear friends Joan Hamilton and Larry Hodge and enjoy
a week among some of the finest horses, trainers, and riders in the country.

But
soon after they arrive, events veer mysteriously-and murderously-off course. First,
Joan's ruby and sapphire horsehead heirloom pin is stolen from her private box at
the fairgrounds. Next, a young film star's prize three-gaited mare disappears into
thin air. There is no lack of suspects, from hotheaded trainers and jealous rivals
to vicious ex-spouses. Then a body is found flagrantly murdered and it's obvious
to Harry that someone at Shelbyville is sending a strong message: winning is only
secondary-first prize is survival.

As Harry searches for clues, rediscovers life
as a married woman, and deals with her upcoming fortieth birthday, her four-legged
detective friends are already on the case. But is animal instinct any match for human
depravity? Especially with two humans to protect and a killer on the prowl?