The Stabbing in the Stables
Simon Brett

First Time in Paperback

Fethering's favorite sleuths are at it again as Jude and Carole Seddon find themselves in the midst of some horseplay, after stumbling upon the body of ex-equestrian Walter Fleet at Long Bamber Stables.

Carole Seddon accompanies Jude to Long Bamber Stables so her friend can apply her healing touch to a lame horse, only to stumble upon the body of a man beyond medical help—alternative or otherwise. The victim, former equestrian champion Walter Fleet, worked in the stable—spending more time grooming himself to impress the ladies than he did grooming the horses.

The police attribute the stabbing death to the mysterious "Horse Ripper," who's been mutilating horses across West Sussex—and who Walter obviously caught in the act. But considering Walter's track record out of the saddle, Jude and Carole find that there are plenty of suspects—including Walter's put-upon wife and more than a few jealous husbands—who wanted Walter put out to pasture...

(A Fethering Mystery #8)
Berkley (Prime Crime), June 2007
ISBN #0425216713
336 pages Paperback
$7.99

Also by Simon Brett:
The Stabbing in the Stables, August 2006
The Witness At The Wedding, July 2006
The Hanging In The Hotel, August 2005
The Witness At The Wedding, August 2005
Murder In The Museum, September 2004
The Hanging in the Hotel, August 2004
The Torso In The Town, September 2003
Death on the Downs, September 2002
The Body on the Beach, September 2001

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