Secret at the Stables
(2025)(The second book in the Mountainwood Mystery series)
A novel by Sarah Lundin
When a half-million-dollar horse becomes the target of organized crime, innkeeper Elsie Harper's mountain retreat transforms into a deadly battleground.
Elsie rebuilt her life at the Mountainwood Inn after a devastating divorce, finding peace in the quiet routines of hospitality and her border collie Murphy's unwavering companionship. But when distinguished guest Marcus Whitfield arrives with his prized stallion Thunderbolt, danger follows—his desperate half-brother Derek, drowning in gambling debts, will stop at nothing to steal the horse and save himself.
With charming small-town doctor Tom Dawson by her side and Murphy's hackles rising at every shadow Elsie watches her sanctuary become a crime scene. Derek seems the obvious culprit, but his glamorous girlfriend Vanessa and the shadowy men trailing Marcus all have secrets worth killing for.
When her young stable hand Jamie takes a bullet and a kidnapping puts an innocent woman's life on the line, Elsie must choose between staying safe and risking everything to stop a ruthless criminal organization.
Because if she fails, the people she's come to love won't just lose a horse—they'll lose their lives.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Elsie rebuilt her life at the Mountainwood Inn after a devastating divorce, finding peace in the quiet routines of hospitality and her border collie Murphy's unwavering companionship. But when distinguished guest Marcus Whitfield arrives with his prized stallion Thunderbolt, danger follows—his desperate half-brother Derek, drowning in gambling debts, will stop at nothing to steal the horse and save himself.
With charming small-town doctor Tom Dawson by her side and Murphy's hackles rising at every shadow Elsie watches her sanctuary become a crime scene. Derek seems the obvious culprit, but his glamorous girlfriend Vanessa and the shadowy men trailing Marcus all have secrets worth killing for.
When her young stable hand Jamie takes a bullet and a kidnapping puts an innocent woman's life on the line, Elsie must choose between staying safe and risking everything to stop a ruthless criminal organization.
Because if she fails, the people she's come to love won't just lose a horse—they'll lose their lives.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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