Death Rides a Pink Horse

by Nina Coombs Pykare

Five Star First Edition Romances are well-reviewed original romances that have been carefully selected and edited to appeal to a broad range of fans. They feature strong female characters Who deal directly and honestly with issues that women have had to contend with for centuries. Romantic relationships are involved, but may not be the focus of the story. This series will also occasionally include a high-quality women's fiction title.When Kate persuades Archie to take her to Astley's Amphitheater, murder is the furthest thing from her mind. She's curious about these hippodramas as she's heard they may be doing some at Covent Garden. When a female rider is found dead wearing a pink scarf, Kate suspects she may have been strangled and not stomped by a horse. When another woman is attacked with a pink scarf, Kate knows she must hurry to find the killer before he strikes again or an innocent person is arrested. When the leading man in the hippodrama is found strangled, Kate decides on a desperate charade to lure the killer into the open. However, it is Archie, not Kate, who is the decoy and almost killed before the real murderer is caught.

183 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2001

About the author

Nina Pykare
aka
Ann Coombs, Nina Coombs, Nan Pemberton, Nina Porter, Nora Powers, Regina Towers

Nina Coombs Pykare has published 54 novels in the romance, Regency, inspiration, historical, contemporary, gothic, and mystery fields under a variety of pseudonyms.
Nina has sold hundreds of short stories and articles, as well as puzzles and poems for children of all ages. Some of the latter were written for her four sons and daughter, and now for four grandsons, five granddaughters, and one great-granddaughter. Nina taught a novel writing class for Writer's Digest from 1988 to 2006 and has also taught classes at nearby schools and the YWCA. She was married for 20 years, has been divorced longer than that, and still believes love is the most important thing in the world.