Homeward hound, paperback/rita mae brown

Sister Jane Arnold returns in a colorful mystery featuring four-legged sleuths--and the breathtaking thrill of the chase--from the New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Like a Fox .

As winter deepens over the Blue Ridge Mountains, even the threat of snowstorms cannot derail this years Christmas run, not as long as Sister Jane Arnold has a say in it.

With spirits high and traditions strong, a glorious parade of hunters in full holiday regalia gathers on the grounds of Tattenhall Station.

But a blinding blizzard brings an early end to the sport.

More disturbing: A horse soon returns without its rider.

Gregory Luckham, a controversial presence as the president of a powerful energy company pushing for a pipeline through central Virginia, is the missing hunter.

A search is organized for what is presumed will be a dead, frozen body.

What is discovered, however, chills everyone to the bone--and points toward murder.

Sister Jane will have to untangle a mystery packed as hard as snow--full of history, secrets, old wounds, and avarice.

Praise for Homeward Hound Cunning foxes, sensible hounds and sweet-tempered horses are among the sparkling conversationalists in this charming series.

--The New York Times Book Review Readers will be charmed by Browns endearing characters, animal and human, all of whom are given to philosophizing on the state of the world.

--Publishers Weekly With deep and broad knowledge of the sport, the area and the people and animals who inhabit it, Brown] infuses Homeward Hound --and the entire series--with unmatched authenticity, Southern charm, beloved characters and engaging storylines.

-- The Free Lance-Star About the Author Rita Mae Brown is the bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown mysteries; the Sister Jane series; the Runnymede novels, including Six of One and Cakewalk; A Nose for Justice and Murder Unleashed; Rubyfruit Jungle; and In Her Day; as well as many other books.

An Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet, Brown lives in Afton, Virginia, and is a Master of Foxhounds and the huntsman.