Dead Shot

As the temperance movement takes hold in New Zealand, the country is locked in the depths of a depression and war threatens. When Sergeant Frank Hardy and his new wife find themselves in financial straits, Hardy takes on Dead Shot, a thoroughbred stallion from a town near the front who is being targeted by a brutal Australian gang. Murder soon follows. When Hardy's wife disappears, apparently kidnapped he is forced to trust others so he can save Mette.
This well-researched novel is for lovers of historical mysteries and thrillers set in unusual locations who enjoy Anne Perry, Charles Todd and Griff Hosker.


Genre: Historical Mystery