If you are a Rita Mae Brown fan, or have an interest in good suspense novels or fox hunting, Hounded To Death is Recommended. Hounded to Death Rita Mae Brown Sister Jane Arnold, esteemed master of the Jefferson Hunt Club, has traveled to Kentucky for one of the biggest. According to the jacket blurb, Brown has herself become a Master of Foxhounds and while I do miss her non-genre novels I have to say that it seems as though Brown is writing about her passions and her genuine interests and this does make for a much more satisfying novel. These quibbles aside, I did greatly enjoy reading Hounded To Death and also appreciated that Brown has really fleshed out Jane Arnold and the other major characters in this series. (I finished the book in less than 36 hours.) It did seem that Brown rather lazily included only one “red herring” and killed off the villain in less than two paragraphs after the character was revealed as such. Brown is truly a master of the suspense novel, and once through the first few chapters, the book is very engaging and the reading seems to fly by. Richly imagined and utterly engaging, Hounded to Death reveals the cutthroat world of competitive hound shows as both humans and animals alike try to solve a series of bizarre deaths. (As I mentioned in this post, it can be difficult to sort out all of the new characters in a Brown mystery.)Īs always, Ms. From New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown comes the latest novel in her enthralling series of foxhunting mysteries. Given that this is the sixth installment, I found it slightly irritating that Brown begins with a glossary of fox-hunting terms, though I was a bit grateful for the cast of characters listing, explaining just who is who which also precede the novel. The chase is on in this gripping foxhunting cozy mystery series, featuring the irrepressible 'Sister' Jane Arnold and the wily antics of her four-legged friends from New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown. 9780345512376 Rita Mae Brown is the bestselling author of the Sister Jane novelsOutfoxed, Hotspur, Full Cry, The Hunt Ball, The Hounds and the Fury, The Tell-Tale. Hounded To Death is the sixth novel featuring Sister Jane Arnold, Master of Foxhounds for the Jefferson Hunt in mid-Virginia. Brown’s books and have been heard to complain that she only seems to crank out mysteries these days, rather than the non-genre novels I enjoyed so much in years past. Sister Jane Arnold, esteemed master of the Jefferson Hunt Club, has traveled to Kentucky for one of the biggest events of the season: the Mid-America.15. Long time readers of this site will already be aware that I am a bit of a Rita Mae Brown fan.
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