The hunt is on in this new installment of Rita Mae Browns clever and engaging series Only instead of chasing foxes into their dens the locals must track down a killer and save the life of one of the most beloved folks in town Its February prime foxhunting season for the members of Virginias Jefferson Hunt Club The girls at Custis Hall are finishing their last semester before heading off to college the entrepreneurially shrewd Crawford Howard is still smarting from Januarys breech in hound etiquette and the Casanova Hunt Club is hosting their annual ball New neighbors bring new friendships and romance is in the air Then a shocking event alarms the community A woman is found brutally murdered stripped naked and meticulously placed atop a horse statue outside a tack shop The theft of a treasured foxhunting prize inside the store may be linked to the grisly scene and everyone is on edgeWith few clues to go on Sister Jane Arnold master of the Jefferson Hunt Club uses her fine-tuned horse sense to try to solve the mystery of this Lady Godiva murder The septuagenarian still has a strong spring in her step and her wits about her but that may not be enough As Sister gets closer to the truth she could become the killers next victim But humans arent the only ones equipped to sniff out the trail The local foxes horses and hounds have their own theories on the whodunit If only these peculiar people could just listen to them theyd see that the killer might be right under their oblivious nosesOnce again this charming southern community finds itself caught up in a bone-chilling tale of murder and greed Its up to everyone two- and four-legged alike to band together beat the bushes and bring to bay the evil forces that have declared the Jefferson Hunt Club fair gamebecause foul play is never in season.
