Death Rides Again

Texas high school teacher and amateur sleuth Jocelyn Shore is full of true grit in the latest novel in this winning [and] humorous (Publishers Weekly) series from award-winning author Janice Hamrick.Texas high school teacher Jocelyn Shore had been looking forward to spending Thanksgiving at her Uncle Kels ranch but her visit takes an unexpected turn when she discovers Uncle Kel threatening his son-in-law Eddy with a shotgun. It seems that Kel who is hosting the whole Shore clan is none too happy about how Eddy has been treating his daughter Ruby June and tensions are about to boil over. Hamrick who deftly mixes homicide with humor and passion with prevarication again offers her readers characters with personas as big as Texas and a plot with as many twists as back roads in the Hill Country. Richmond Times-DispatchEddys life is spared but now Ruby June has gone missing. Once again Eddy takes the heat from the Shores. But before theres even time for the police to conduct a full investigation Jocelyn and her sometime-boyfriend Austin homicide detective Colin Gallagher find Eddys body at the bottom of a caliche pit. Unfortunately all eyes including Colins are on Jocelyns family as the most likely suspects. While Colin assists the local police Jocelyn decides to investigate on her own. Her hunt turns up a shady ranch manager a mysterious racehorse owner and an overly persistent goat but no sign of Ruby June or a killer who is poised to strike again in Janice Hamricks terrific cozy mystery Death Rides Again. [An] entertaining blend of realistically quirky characters tartly humorous writing and generous dash of romance. Booklist