Full Cry

During a fox hunt, when the hounds catch the scent of their prey, they will all begin to sing in a Full Cry.

 

Krya Keaton McMasters is many things. A wife, a mother, and—now that she is married to a senator—a high society lady. But she is also a retired detective. Observant, smart as a whip, and not quite ready to leave her old life behind.

On the eve of the annual Race Day Weekend at Hopsworth Estate, Master Nathaniel Howard is murdered, leaving the Daisy Hill Hunt Club shaken to its core. His father, Senator Thurston, is mad with grief but insists that the guests carry on the weekend hunt in honor of Nathaniel.

Now, surrounded by politicians, socialites, and servants, Kyra is anxious to comfort the family and the club—and determined to find the killer. Along with her dashing husband, Gerald, she begins to unweave a web of greed and deceit. Friends and enemies arise among the country rides, the dinners, and the celebrations of the Hunt. But the truth continues to elude her as a fox eludes the hounds...

Until there is another murder.

 

Set in 1907 Virginia, Full Cry is a taut historical mystery, written by author, horsewoman, and ex-detective Teona Tone. Full Cry is everything you look for in a mystery novel, with an exquisite look into equestrian culture, plenty of tantalizing leads, difficult clues, and a surprising ending.