Amateur sleuth Christie Taylor is back in the saddle in the Texas Hill Country, eagerly awaiting a major new donor for the equine rescue. But her excitement turns to unease when she meets the troubled benefactor, Abby Calhan. When Abby’s husband is found dead, submerged in a vat at the winery, Christie finds herself entangled in a twisted web of secrets and lies.
Despite her better judgment, the horse-riding detective can’t resist putting her sleuthing skills to work on the case. But as Christie inches closer to the truth, the danger becomes infinitely more real. Can she crack the twisted case before the killer strikes again? Or will her thirst for justice put Christie squarely in the crosshairs?
Giddy up for another riveting adventure with Christie Taylor in Death Cracks The Case. This cozy mystery has it all - picturesque vineyard settings, a stable of possible culprits, and deathly stakes for our plucky heroine, not to mention a delicious pie recipe!
Vikki Walton writes the cozy mystery series: Backyard Farming Series, A Taylor Texas Mystery, and Viviane’s Adventure’s Mysteries. She also writes women’s historical fiction under a pen name. She doesn’t have a favorite pie but her top three would be pumpkin, chocolate, and whatever’s in front of her. She divides her time between Texas and her home in Colorado.