Saddled with Death

By Irene Sauman

A murder. A family in mourning. An old promise.

Emma Haythorne isn't the only one dismayed by the quarrelsome visitors who arrive at the sheep station on the Murray River where she is helping her friend care for her terminally ill mother. When one of the visitors turns up dead in the stable the family tries to blame horse thieves but Emma suspects the killer is closer to home. She isn't the only one.

Her friend's mother tasks Emma with uncovering the truth, desperate to know in what state she is leaving her family. Emma's investigation is opposed by family members and visitors alike, each pushing their own agenda, but she's determined to bring peace of mind to the dying woman. If only the killer isn't who she saw out that night. But there are complications, and while she isn't usually one to step away from a problem - not being dubbed 'too big for her britches' for nothing - when called on to honour an old promise Emma runs for cover.

Can she overcome her fears for the future to reveal the killer? Or will her inability to keep her thoughts to herself make her the killer's next target? Of course, it that happens the promise won't matter anyway.

Saddled with Death is the engrossing first book in the Emma Berry Mystery series. If you like historical cozy mysteries with friendship and family, and a touch of romance, you'll love Irene Sauman's outback adventure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0648034844
• ISBN13: 9780648034841
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Jakada Books
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"