Trotting into Trouble by Amber Camp

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Trotting into Trouble

by Amber Camp

Series: Horse Rescue Mystery #2
Series Rating:
Published by Crooked Lane Books on November 14, 2023
Setting: Arkansas
Genres: Cozy Animal Mystery
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover, Kindle
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Also in this series: Canter With a Killer

An investigation goes from an easy trot to a full-on gallop into danger in the second Horse Rescue mystery, perfect for fans of Amanda Flower and Mollie Cox Bryan.
It’s business as usual when horse rescue owner Mallory Martin gets a call from Sheriff Grady Sullivan that a loose horse has been found in a popular hunting area. While trying to catch the horse, Mallory stumbles upon the body of his unfortunate rider, Hillspring’s star basketball coach, Douglas Griggs. All signs point to a tragic hunting accident.
Despite her better instincts, Mallory finds herself in the middle of another murder investigation when the coach’s widow begs her to look into the case. Mrs. Griggs believes the sheriff is ignoring any evidence that doesn’t point to an accident.
But Mallory’s troubles are only beginning. As she juggles a blossoming romance, tensions with her best friend Lanie, and responsibilities at the rescue, she discovers that Coach Griggs’s enemies had ample motive to murder him. And now, Mallory may be in the killer’s sights.

Trotting into Trouble by Amber Camp has Mallory realizing that she needs to be there for the people she cares about despite a mystery needing to be solved.

Can Mallory get justice for Coach Griggs’ widow?

Mallory Martin has a lot of good things going for her, but she sometimes self-sabotages herself by pushing people away when things get good. She doesn’t mean to do this, and it seems to me that she doesn’t think she deserves to be happy when she so totally does. Mal is a good person. However, she needs to realize that she needs to let things go and allow some people to help her. Including when it comes to her horses.

I have to say that I ended up liking Mal a bit more this time than I did the first time around. I only have to say that she needs to open up more communication channels with the people she cares about. Mal is an incredible person, and I like her. I hated how some of the horses were mistreated before coming to her.

The Mystery

The police tasked Mallory Martin and Tanner to grab a horse so that the police could find the missing rider. The two found the horse, and he led them to the dead body. However, Mallory didn’t mean to go looking for another dead body. Anyways, Coach Douglas Griggs wasn’t well-liked by some people. Including Mallory herself quite recently, but she still didn’t think that he deserved to die. I figured out the person who did it and a bit of the why.

Four Stars

Trotting into Trouble by Amber Camp is set in the late fall of Hillspring, Arkansas, where it’s cold but not quite cold enough for winter to come through. Ms. Camp has done a fantastic job once again with writing this book. I am giving Trotting into Trouble by Amber Camp five stars. I also recommend it for any horse lovers out there who love mystery as well.

The first book in the series

Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Trotting into Trouble by Amber Camp.

Until the next time,

Happy Reading!

Reading this book contributed to these challenges:

• 2023 Beachcombers Mystery RC
• 2023 Cloak and Dagger
• 2023 Craving the Cozies
• 2023 Cruisin' thru the Cozies
• 2023 Goodreads RC
• 2023 Medical Examiner RC

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