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Claire Hanover is at it again. She pledges to help her younger and rather insecure brother and sister-in-law make a success of their recently purchased trail ride business in the Garden of the Gods. When a charismatic trail ride leader is found trampled to death it threatens the business. Who wants to risk riding a killer horse? It also opens the door to overt jealousy on the part of competing, but well established riding firms. In true Groundwater tradition, the book combines human potential and growth with the hot button issue of immigration reform all wrapped in a solid and seamless mystery. This is a book that sneaks up on you from behind. It's a quick and easy read, but the story and the characters are unforgettable.


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A Basket of Trouble A Claire Hanover Mystery Beth Groundwater Books Reviews

It's been awhile since we've last seen Claire and boy am I glad she is back in the saddle as she is determined to save her brother's business by any means necessary and if that means solving a murder, then so be it. With hot button topics interwoven in this engaging mystery, the author immediately pulled me in in this well-written drama that kept me on my toes as I could not put this book down and I had to know what happened next. This was a good read and I hope there are more Claire stories to tell.
Gift basket designer Claire Hanover is so excited to have her brother, Charley, and his wife, Jessica, move closer to Colorado Springs. She hopes his riding stable and trail ride business is a great success. There are a few details to work out with the neighbors but they never expected a murder would change everything. Kyle Mendoza, one of the stable hands, is found dead in one of the stalls. It looks like one of the horses kicked him and trampled him to death. Then it was determined that the horse didn’t kill him. A human did and then dragged him into the stall. But Kyle’s family files a lawsuit, a competing business is working hard to steal all of Charley’s customers and the neighbors are pushing to have the city shut the place down. Claire is determined to find the real killer “before her brother’s business is put out to pasture.”

Dollycas’s Thoughts
This 3rd installment in this series interested me on many levels.

The story is set in the Garden of the Gods which sounds just beautiful.

Plus Charley’s wife, Jessica, runs a non-profit which uses hippotherapy, a form of physical, occupational and speech therapy in which a therapist uses the characteristic movements of a horse to provide carefully graded motor and sensory input. This therapy caught my attention. I had heard of kids with disabilities riding horses but after reading this I understand the therapy so much better. While my disability is permanent it would be cool to still be able to ride a horse again.

The story also shines a light on the immigration issues we have in this country. Groundwater entwines this hot button issue in the story from the employer and immigrants viewpoints without get political or preachy at all.

The author takes all this and wraps a great mystery around it. I can’t believe how fast I read this book. It just flowed so well in true Beth Groundwater fashion. She gives us characters that keep evolving, that are as real as our own neighbors. The plots are tight, the dialogue is true. There is the perfect balance of humor and suspense. She just writes a darn good story. One that when you pick it up you won’t put it down.
Title A Basket of Trouble - Claire Handover Gift Basket Designer Mystery 3
Author Beth Groundwater
Published 11-8-2013
Publisher Midnight Ink
Pages 314
Genre Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense
Sub Genre Women's Sleuths; Cozy Mystery;
ISBN 9780738727035
ASIN B00FM5E1QW
Reviewer DelAnne
Reviewed For NetGalley
Rating 4 1/2 Stars

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When gift basket designer Claire Hanover saddles up for the opening event of her brother Charley's new riding stable, the last thing she expects is for a death to ruin the festivities. But before the grand opening can even begin Kyle Mendoza, one of the stable hands, is found dead in a horse stall. At first it appears that the horse trampled him, until it's discovered someone killed Kyle before dragging him into the stall.

Charley's troubles worsen when a rival stable owner starts wrangling up his clients and Kyle’s family decides to sue him for negligence. Claire is determined to find the real murderer before her brother's business is put out to pasture and before the killer strikes again.
Title A Basket of Trouble - Claire Handover Gift Basket Designer Mystery 3
Author Beth Groundwater
Published 11-8-2013
Publisher Midnight Ink
Pages 314
Genre Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense
Sub Genre Women's Sleuths; Cozy Mystery;
ISBN 9780738727035
ASIN B00FM5E1QW
Reviewer DelAnne
Reviewed For NetGalley
Rating 4 1/2 Stars

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When gift basket designer Claire Hanover saddles up for the opening event of her brother Charley's new riding stable, the last thing she expects is for a death to ruin the festivities. But before the grand opening can even begin Kyle Mendoza, one of the stable hands, is found dead in a horse stall. At first it appears that the horse trampled him, until it's discovered someone killed Kyle before dragging him into the stall.

Charley's troubles worsen when a rival stable owner starts wrangling up his clients and Kyle’s family decides to sue him for negligence. Claire is determined to find the real murderer before her brother's business is put out to pasture and before the killer strikes again.

I kept the blurb from the book because it best sums up the story without any spoilers. As usual Beth Groundwater's characters are strong and independent thinkers, not afraid to stand up to whomever threatens those they love or against an injustice. Claire Handover and her brother believable characters who along with this fast paced plot that keeps you guessing as to what will happen next. There are plenty of twist and turns along the way. I gave A Basket of Trouble a rating of 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.

I kept the blurb from the book because it best sums up the story without any spoilers. As usual Beth Groundwater's characters are strong and independent thinkers, not afraid to stand up to whomever threatens those they love or against an injustice. Claire Handover and her brother believable characters who along with this fast paced plot that keeps you guessing as to what will happen next. There are plenty of twist and turns along the way. I gave A Basket of Trouble a rating of 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.
Boring, as I recall. Didn't finish it. Donated it to the library. Another series I will not be reading or buying
I loved the book and recommend to all who enjoy these kind of mysteries.....look forward to another in this series.
This is a great read. All of her books are great reads. We invited her to our mystery book club and she was a delight to talk to and ask questions. I had no idea what goes into writing a mystery. She said each book takes her 6-8 months to write and publish. She has retired from writing right now so the six books she has written may be her last. Read all of them....you won't be disappointed.
Claire Hanover is at it again. She pledges to help her younger and rather insecure brother and sister-in-law make a success of their recently purchased trail ride business in the Garden of the Gods. When a charismatic trail ride leader is found trampled to death it threatens the business. Who wants to risk riding a killer horse? It also opens the door to overt jealousy on the part of competing, but well established riding firms. In true Groundwater tradition, the book combines human potential and growth with the hot button issue of immigration reform all wrapped in a solid and seamless mystery. This is a book that sneaks up on you from behind. It's a quick and easy read, but the story and the characters are unforgettable.