It’s the end of fox hunting season, and Sister Jane, Master of the Jefferson Hunt, is preparing for closing the season. However, things are never dull for Sister Jane and her friends. Soon high dollar paintings by Alfred Munnings are stolen. Although Munnings painted many horse related paintings, the ones stolen are all of ladies riding sidesaddle.
Murder enters the mix when one of the owners of a Munnings painting is killed. This is followed by more murders as the police and private investigators try to locate the stolen paintings. The Covid virus also makes an appearance along with protesters who are against fox hunting even though they don’t understand it.
I always find the Sister Jane novels delightful. The fox hunting scenes are so well written you feel you’re there on a horse. The animals both foxes and horses not to mention the dogs make the story come to life.
The mystery is not the focus of the story. Sister tries to do some sleuthing but it’s not the main part of the story. I did enjoy the history surrounding Alfred Munnings and his art. The only negative is that there are a great many characters. If you follow the series, this isn’t a problem, but new readers may find it challenging to remember who everyone is.
I particularly enjoyed the discussions between Sister and her friends about the environment and how to preserve rural areas. If you love animals and rural life, you’ll enjoy this book.
I received this book from Random House for this review.
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