No one in the small town of Placentia, California is surprised when Benny Needles’s house catches fire. The outside hasn’t seen a paint brush in years. The inside is stuffed with Dean Martin memorabilia. It would be a simple case of homeowner negligence, except for the body found inside. Under suspicion of both murder and arson, Benny turns to the one person who has always helped him, private investigator Peri Minneopa. Fire investigation isn’t on her menu of services, but Peri’s weak spot for … [Read more...] about The Hot Mess by Gayle Carline
From the Horse’s Mouth: One Lucky Memoir by Gayle Carline
“When I was a young horse, I thought if I wasn’t always good, I could at least be useful. Then I broke my leg.” When Snoopy was three years old, he won the 2007 Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association Trail Futurity. His trainer and his owner had his career mapped out—he would be campaigned around the circuit and qualify to be invited to the AQHA World Show. Then in 2008, Snoopy broke his left hind sesamoid, a small bone in the leg. This injury can mean anything from surgery to euthanasia. … [Read more...] about From the Horse’s Mouth: One Lucky Memoir by Gayle Carline
