Scarlet Fever - Jane Arnold, Bk 12 Author:Rita Mae Brown Winter blizzards bring a flurry of cases to solve in this riveting new foxhunting mystery featuring “Sister” Jane Arnold and her incorrigible hounds. — Frigid February air has settled into the bones of the Blue Ridge Mountains, making for a slow foxhunting season, though “Sister” Jane Arnold’s enthusiasm is not so ea... more »sily deterred. With the winter chill come tweed coats, blazing fireplaces -- and perhaps another to share the warmth with, as the bold hunting scarlets worn by the men in Sister Jane’s hunting club make the hearts of women flutter -- until someone’s stops entirely.
Harry Dunbar, a member of the Jefferson Hunt club with a penchant for antique furniture, is found with his skull cracked at the bottom of the stairs to a local store. There are no telltale signs of foul play -- save for the priceless (and stolen) Erté fox ring in his pocket. Sister and her hounds set out to uncover the was this simply an accident -- a case of bad luck -- or something much more sinister?« less