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Critics and fans alike are wild about Rita Mae Brown's richly imagined and utterly engaging foxhunting mysteries—and this latest novel promises more thrilling hunts, breathtaking vistas, and an all-new sinister scandal. Millions of dollars seem to be missing after a long-overdue audit of the local aluminum plant reveals a major accounting discrepancy. Company president Garvey Stokes finds himself at a loss—in more ways than one. He turns to his sharp-tongued, ornery bookkeeper, Iphigenia "Iffy" Demetrios, for an explanation, but she's no help. Yet when the fuzzy math suddenly includes a body count, the figures can no longer be ignored. While the town sheriff tries to get to the bottom of the matter, leave it to "Sister" Jane Arnold, venerable master of the Jefferson Hunt Club, to rely on her keen horse-and-hound sense to follow the trail of murder and cover-up. Throwing her off the scent, however, is former hunt club donor and all-around cad Crawford Howard, who thinks he can go toe-to-toe with the beloved septuagenarian and outclass her club by grossly sidestepping hound- and-hunt etiquette. Against the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a menagerie of friends, foes, and fresh new faces saddle up for the breakneck ride to unravel the conspiracy. Even the furry denizens in the fields and boroughs have a thing or two to say about these peculiar humans. Incomparable author Rita Mae Brown returns to the glorious hills of Virginia and its genteel foxhunting society, where how much money you have in the bank is not nearly as important as how long your family has lived on the land—and where nearly everyone has something to hide. As Sister muses, "The little secrets leak out. The big ones, well, some escape like evils from Pandora's box. And others we'll never know."

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CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CAST OF CHARACTERS


CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER 8

CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 10

CHAPTER 11

CHAPTER 12

CHAPTER 13

CHAPTER 14

CHAPTER 15

CHAPTER 16

CHAPTER 17

CHAPTER 18

CHAPTER 19

CHAPTER 20

CHAPTER 21

CHAPTER 22

CHAPTER 23

CHAPTER 24

CHAPTER 25

CHAPTER 26

CHAPTER 27

CHAPTER 28

CHAPTER 29

CHAPTER 30


SOME USEFUL TERMS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ALSO BY RITA MAE BROWN

COPYRIGHT






This novel is dedicated to the members of the Oak Ridge Foxhunt Club, some of the best people to ever throw their leg over a horse. As to what else they may have thrown their leg over, that is a subject upon which I prefer not to dwell.







ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Special thanks to David Wheeler, who took the time to make me aware of “GAAS,” generally accepted auditing standards. His experience and insight, as he is an accountant, proved invaluable. As he is joint-master of Oak Ridge Foxhunt Club he is truly invaluable.

As always, Mrs. Mary O’Brien, MD, helped me understand insurance issues, medical terms, and procedures. She is honorary whipper-in to Oak Ridge Foxhunt Club.







CAST OF CHARACTERS


HUMAN

Jane Arnold, “Sister,” is the master of foxhounds of the Jefferson Hunt Club in central Virginia. She loves her hounds, her horses, her house pets. Occasionally she finds humans loveable. Strong, healthy, vibrant at seventy-three, she’s proof of the benefits of the outdoor life.

Shaker Crown is the huntsman. He’s acquired the discipline of holding his tongue and his temper most times. He’s wonderful with hounds. In his early forties, he’s finding his way back to love.

Crawford Howard, a self-made man, moved to Virginia from Indiana. He’s egotistical and ambitious and thinks he knows more than he does about foxhunting. But he’s also generous, intelligent, and fond of young people. His great disappointment is not being a father, but he never speaks of this, especially to his wife.

Marty Howard loves her husband. They’ve had their ups and downs, but they understand each other. She is accustomed to sweeping up after him, but she does this less than in the past. He’s got to learn sometime. She’s a better rider than her husband, which spurs him on.

Charlotte Norton is the young headmistress of Custis Hall, a prestigious prep school for young ladies. Dedicated to education, she’s cool in a crisis.

Anne Harris, “Tootie,” is one of the brightest students Charlotte Norton has ever known. Taciturn, observant, yet capable of delivering a stinging barb, this senior shines with promise. She’s beautiful, petite, African-American, and a strong rider.

Valentina Smith is the class president. Blonde, tall, lean, and drop-dead gorgeous, the kid is a natural politician. She and Tootie can clash at times, but they are friends. She loves foxhunting.

Felicity Porter seems overshadowed by Tootie and Val, but she is highly intelligent and has a sturdy self-regard. She’s the kind of person who is quietly competent. She, too, is a good rider.

Pamela Rene seems burdened by being African-American, whereas for Tootie it’s a given. Pamela can’t stand Val and feels tremendously competitive with Tootie, whom she accuses of being an Oreo cookie. Her family substituted money for love, which makes Pamela poor. Underneath it all, she’s basically a good person, but that can be hard to appreciate.

Betty Franklin is the long-serving honorary whipper-in at JHC. Her judgment, way with hounds, knowledge of territory, and ability to ride make her a standout. Many are the huntsmen who would kill to have a Betty Franklin whip-in to them. She’s in her mid-forties, a mother, happily married, and a dear, dear friend to Sister.

Walter Lungrun, MD, joint-master of foxhounds, has held this position for only a year. He’s learning all he can. He adores Sister, and the feeling is mutual. Their only complaint is that there’s so much work to do they rarely have time for a good talk. Walter is in his late thirties. He is the result of an affair Raymond Arnold, Sr., had with Walter’s mother. Mr. Lungrun never knew—or pretended he didn’t—and Sister didn’t know until a year ago.

The Bancroft family. Edward Bancroft, in his seventies, ran a large corporation founded by his family in the mid-nineteenth century. His wife, Tedi, is one of Sister’s oldest friends. Tedi rides splendid thoroughbreds and is always impeccably turned out, as is her surviving daughter, Sybil, who is in her second year as an honorary whipper-in. The Bancrofts are true givers in terms of money, time, and genuine caring.

Ben Sidell has been sheriff of the county for three years. Since he was hired from Ohio, he sometimes needs help in the labyrinthine ways of the South. He relies on Sister’s knowledge and discretion.

Garvey Stokes, mid-forties, president of Aluminum Manufacturing, has been on an acquisition spree. He now needs an extended line of credit from Farmers Trust Bank. He foxhunts and gets along with everyone.

Iphigenia Demetrios, “Iffy,” at thirty-six, is being treated for lung cancer. She is the treasurer at Aluminum Manufacturing, where she has worked since graduating from college.

Jason Woods, MD, a lung cancer specialist, keeps close tabs on Iffy and his other patients. They are devoted to him.

Donny Sweigart, Jr., mid-twenties, likes to hunt deer. He works for Sanifirm, owned by his uncle, which picks up waste from the hospital. Although he’s not a bad guy, he doesn’t much impress folks.

Alfred DuCharme, mid-sixties, is one of Jason Woods’s success stories. Free of ambition, Alfred runs the huge family estate, Paradise, as best he can, given the scarcity of funds. He loathes his brother, Binky.

Binky DuCharme, early sixties, doesn’t speak to Alfred. He owns a small gas station and lives on Paradise with his wife, Milly. They live in a dependency, a house originally built for the help, since the main house is uninhabitable.

Margaret DuCharme, MD, specializes in sports medicine. She gets along with her uncles and acts as go-between. She also lives on the estate in her own little cottage.

Frederika Thomas, “Freddie,” at thirty-four, is a stunning-looking woman and surprises people when they learn she is an accountant. She winds up on a pressure-cooker job with Gray Lorillard.


THE AMERICAN FOXHOUNDS

Sister and Shaker have carefully bred a balanced pack. The American foxhound blends English, French, and Irish blood, the first identifiable pack having been brought here in 1650 by Robert de la Brooke of Maryland. Before that, individual hounds were shipped over, but Brooke brought an entire pack. In 1785, General Lafayette sent his mentor and hero, George Washington, a pack of French hounds whose voices were said to sound like “the bells of Moscow.”

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