A TWO HORSE TOWN by Kathleen Kaska



My latest mystery, A Two Horse Town, is the second book in my Kate Caraway Animal-Rights Series. The idea for this series started forming in my mind when I was a member of Wildlife Rescue, Inc in Austin, Texas where I helped rehab and raise orphaned wildlife. So, I wanted to write a series that made readers aware of animal-rights issues. The first book in the series, Run, Dog Run,  published in 2017, takes place in the world of greyhound racing.

While traveling through Montana several years ago, I became aware of the Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range, which is a refuge for a herd of free-roaming mustangs. These horses have a unique genetic makeup that doesn’t exist in other breeds. I began imagining what would happen if their habitat were threatened, and the plot for A Two Horse Town unfolded from there. The book, published by Black Opal Books, will be released on December 29. Pre-orders for the eBook version are available on Amazon: Pre-orders. The hardcover and paperback will be available soon.

Here’s a short blurb:
With her coffee-guzzling dogs and a welcome mat that starts at the business end of a shotgun, Ida Springfield weathers all the challenges life hands her. Until the local government gets the idea to build a dam to help the ranchers, a dam that would dry up the water on her ranch and destroy the habitat for the herd of mustangs living there. After further alienating the "goofballs at town hall," Ida lets go of her pride and accepts the help of animal rights activist Kate Caraway. Kate feels a need to escape life in Chicago after so many years in her beloved Africa. She's eager to get to Montana and find some peace from rural surroundings. After tumbling down a mountain, finding a body, and getting warned off by the mayor, Kate understands why her husband wants her to come home. But Kate can't leave without saving the mustangs and helping the 82-year-old woman and her mentally challenged twin sister stand up to the town bigwigs. To do that, she has to find out who killed Ida's estranged son and why town officials believe her great-grandson committed the crime.

Bio:

Kathleen Kaska is the author of two awarding-winning mystery series: the Sydney Lockhart Mystery Series set in the 1950s and the Classic Triviography Mystery Series, which includes The Sherlock Holmes Triviography and Quiz Book. Her first two Lockhart mysteries, Murder at the Arlington and Murder at the Luther, were selected as bonus-books for the Pulpwood Queen Book Group, the largest book group in the country. Her latest Sydney Lockhart mystery, set in Austin, Texas, is Murder at the Driskill. Run Dog Run Kathleen’s first mystery in the new Kate Caraway animal-rights series was released in March 2017. A Two Horse Town will be out on December 29.

When she is not writing, she spends much of her time with her husband traveling the back roads and byways around the country, looking for new venues for her mysteries and bird watching along the Texas coast and beyond. It was her passion for birds that led to the publication The Man Who Saved the Whooping Crane: The Robert Porter Allen Story (University Press of Florida).

Kathleen is a writer and marketing director for Cave Art Press. Her collection of blog posts was released in August 2017 under the title, Do You Have a Catharsis Handy? Five-Minute Writing Tips.




Comments

Kathleen Kaska said…
Thanks for having me as a guest today, Marilyn! I'm excited about the release of my second Kate Caraway Animal-Rights mystery. It is available for pre-order on Amazon.
Thonie Hevron said…
This looks like a fascinating series! I'll be checking it out.
Jackie Houchin said…
I have a friend who rescued wild mustangs, trained them, then sold them to pleasure riders or even for roping horses. Sometimes you get real gems, sometimes they are just plain ornery! But, at least they are not killed.
Glad you could help, and write a mystery series about it as well. Do you know Linda O. Johnson? She has a series on pet rescue (small animals).

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