It’s mid-August in the Outer Banks village of Corolla, North Carolina and Fire Chief Colleen McCabe is conducting rookie training and spending increasingly more time with her best friend, Sheriff Bill Dorman. The wild horses have been relocated to the sanctuary, and the town is occupied with the upcoming local theatre production. All is right […]
“The Colleen McCabe mystery series is the hottest new entry in Outer Banks fiction.” – Russ Lay, The Outer Banks Voice
“This is a fun jigsaw-puzzle of a mystery that will keep you guessing until the climactic town theater production. What really makes this mystery series special is the protagonist. I love that she’s defying gender roles by heading up a fire department.” – Jessica Sinn, Chick Lit Café Read full review
Check out how the cover for MURDER ON THE HOOF evolved from Andy Mueller’s beautiful image of Corolla’s Whalehead Club Historic House and Museum at Andy’s blog post and take a look at all of his beautiful work on his website!
I’m thrilled that MURDER ON THE HOOF is now available to readers from Center Point in a large print version as part of their Sterling Mystery Series! Readers can order the large print/library version at Center Point, Bethany Beach Books (an amazing independent bookstore!), Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million or Amazon.
Special thanks to Paul Awad for putting together the trailer and Patrick O’Sullivan for animating the book cover!
Did you know that MURDER ON THE HOOF and FOAL PLAY feature the real life wild Spanish mustangs of Corolla, North Carolina and that these magnificent animals are endangered? The Corolla Wild Horse Fund is a nonprofit organization that is working to ensure the protection of these wild horses and their habitat. If you’d like to know more about the horses, see pictures of the herd including adorable foals, and/or make a donation to help protect them, please visit the Corolla Wild Horse Fund’s website.
“The Colleen McCabe mystery series is the hottest new entry in Outer Banks fiction.” – Russ Lay, The Outer Banks Voice
“This is a fun jigsaw-puzzle of a mystery that will keep you guessing until the climactic town theater production. What really makes this mystery series special is the protagonist. I love that she’s defying gender roles by heading up a fire department.” – Jessica Sinn, Chick Lit Café Read full review
“The storylines in Murder on the Hoof are set up nicely, and interplay with each other well…All in all, a light, entertaining entry in this series.” – Mysterious Reviews
“With its likeable, respectable heroine; quirky, humorous characters; evil villain; sun-drenched setting; adorable pets; wild Spanish Mustangs; and an Agatha Christie-like whodunit, cozy readers and animal lovers are going to want to take this novel with them on their summer vacations. Readers who live on the East Coast will wish to visit Corolla themselves. It truly is a beautiful place.”—Gumshoe Review
“Step inside this wonderfully executed story where the residents are a friendly and eclectic group of people who will delight you with their interaction and dialogue… The author did a great job in keeping me mystified by the murders with plenty of suspects and some surprising twists that added to this whodunit.” – Dru’s Book Musings