The Pink Pony

<h2><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>2022 FIRST PRIZE WINNER OF The Global Book Awards</strong></h2><p style=margin: 0 0 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman" serif; caret-color: rgb(0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><br></p><p style=margin: 0 0 0.0001pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman" serif; caret-color: rgb(0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The world-class Port Huron-Mackinac sailboat race has just finished at Mackinac Island. As soon as the boats dock the sailors head for the legendary Pink Pony. But the night takes a grisly turn and Jimmy Lyons is found dead the next morning in the bar strangled by a string of Christmas tree lights.</p><p style=margin: 0 0 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><br></p><p style=margin: 0 0 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Murdo Halverson a wealthy manufacturer from Detroit and Jimmy's former partner is arrested for the murder. It turns out that the free spending Jimmy was broke. Each of his crew including Murdo had a reason to kill him. As did his wife Jane.</p><p style=margin: 0 0 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><br></p><p style=margin: 0 0 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Burr Lafayette recently divorced and the deposed head of the litigation department of a major Detroit law firm is recruited to defend Murdo by his wife Anne and his mother Martha the widowed matriarch of the family.</p><p style=margin: 0 0 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)><br></p><p style=margin: 0 0 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A man at loose ends Burr is a brilliant litigator who prefers boats and dogs over courtrooms and clients. But he's not a criminal lawyer and this looks like a losing case. Did Murdo kill Jimmy or was it someone else?</p>