Death Rides a Pony

February 15, 2022
This contemporary cozy set in North Carolina is laced with romance and the supernatural. It features sisters Hope and Summer, who run a New Age boutique. The boutique is located in a house owned by the sisters' beloved Gram. The first hint of trouble comes when one of Gram's friends dies agonizingly at a seniors' spaghetti dinner; shortly afterward, another friend dies, also agonizingly, at a spa. Meanwhile, Summer finds out that her husband is cheating on her, and Hope is accused by the local doctor's son, Dylan, of being a charlatan. When Summer and Hope determine that the deaths of Gram's two friends are likely linked to a bizarre contract Gram signed years ago, they turn amateur sleuths to find out who had the strongest motive to kill two innocent woman whose names were also on Gram's contract. Along the way, Summer develops feelings for the cop investigating the deaths, and Hope, against her better judgement, is attracted to Dylan. Ghosts in the attic, smokescreens, wacky characters, and a vengeful killer add up to good fun for cozy fans.

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