Frighten the Horses: A Rusty Coulter mystery

by Kurth Sprague

Book Overview

Escaping from a marriage gone bad and the wreckage of a distinguished career, champion hunter rider Rusty Coulter wants nothing more than to immerse himself in the comforting anonymity of teaching... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595744761
• ISBN13: 9780595744763
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Frighten the Horses

Because this book was published by a vanity press, I did not have high expectations of it. I was wrong. It is well-written, interesting, and suspenseful, and sustains these qualities throughout. Most of the characters--including the central character--are well-rounded and aptly portrayed. Very fine for an initial offering. I regret there will be no sequel, as sadly the author has passed away.

Dead prof and stable matters

The author has two passions - horses and literature - and he manages to mix the two into an intriguing mystery. Scene is a thinly disguised Austin and University of Texas. The chairman of the English Department is murdered in the mail room. I labored there long ago, and the campus ambience is unmistakable; so is the politics of a big faculty. There are large doses of good literature, plus the inside info on training horses for show. Well-written, with interesting characters and subplots. We hope there is another Rusty Coulter mystery in the works.