Horse Mystery Fiction

Moxie Wyoming Woodson would give anything to be a rodeo star. But when her father brings home a broken-down mare called Misty, Moxie's excitement turns into disappointment in a hurry. She knows that whooping it up on an old swaybacked mare won't win her any medals. With boundless compassion for all animals, Moxie is determined to care for the worn-out horse. But when Moxie and her friend get wind of an illegal mustang roundup, she wishes her birthday present could help her play detective.

Ponys? Pferde? Über Blumenwiesen galoppieren? Nein, danke. Lotte fährt lieber Skateboard. Bis sie einen Schnupperreitkurs gewinnt...

First published in 1910, The Horse of the Invisible tells the tale of Carnacki, a ghost detective investigating the haunting of a country house that threatens the wedding of the Hisgins Family's daughter and her fiance. The source of the apparition must be found before the soon-to-be-wed woman is driven mad, or even to her death. Carnacki does not suspect supernatural forces are at work in this case, but even a ghostbuster can be wrong.

Eine Rinderherde bricht in Panik aus, neben dem Waldweg liegt ein verletztes Reh … die Menschen rund um Gut Kaltenbach sind in Aufregung: Kann es sein, dass ein Wolf umherstreift? Mika lässt sich von der Hysterie nicht anstecken. Doch dann will ihre Oma den freiheitsliebenden Ostwind von seiner Koppel in den engen Stall holen. Mika beschließt, dem rätselhaften Unwesen auf den Grund zu gehen.

Mikas Oma ist erleichtert: Die neuen Einstellpferde sind die Rettung für Gut Kaltenbach. Doch Betty, die Tochter der stinkreichen Pferdebesitzer, hat es auf Ostwind abgesehen. Ihr Vater unterbreitet sogar ein Kaufangebot. Dann kommt es jedoch zu einem folgenreichen Unfall und Betty beschuldigt Ostwind, sie angegriffen zu haben! Wenn Mika und ihre beste Freundin Francesca Ostwinds Unschuld nicht beweisen können, wird Mika ihren Hengst für immer verlieren.

Raymond Starbuck ruined star jockey Coley Killebrew's reputation—so why is Coley cutting a deal with him? When Killebrew was barred from the track after a race-fixing scandal, he also lost his irresistible girlfriend, Francie Dorn. Starbuck says that if Coley can keep some unsavory cronies from muscling in on the old Magnolia Park track, he'll give Coley $10,000—and Francie's address. Is this the opportunity he's been waiting for, or will Coley blow his chance with the arrival of Starbuck's leggy, blonde daughter Lea—a woman who's as skilled at seducing men as she is at blowing them away?

ஒரு நல்ல பத்திரிகையாளனாக வர வேண்டும் என்கிற எளிய லட்சியத்துடன் சென்னை வரும் கதாநாயகனுக்கு ஒரு அரசியல்வாதியின் அறிமுகம் கிடைக்கிறது.

Do you ever wonder what would happen if Hitler had won the Battle of Dunkirk? Colonel Sir Edward Ware is about to find out when Rommel pushes him off the French beach with all his troops and then beats him to Britain in 1940. The chase ends up in Coronado, California, land of palm trees, the rich and famous - and swastikas! It's all ahead for the Republican Convention of 1940 in Philadelphia where a dark horse candidate is being selected with plenty of Nazi involvement.

Lubber the dog and Squintum the cat join forces with a racing pigeon and a pretty young Irish setter to search for Lubber's home. All he can remember is that he lives in a cottage below a hillside on which is carved a white horse.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to No Water for Our Horses and experience corruption, dirty cops, justice obstruction, and much more.

The Aldens are helping out at the Greenfield Ice Cream Barn. They are learning to make ice cream and creating some new flavors. But they soon notice that the ice cream isn’t the only thing getting mixed up at the Ice Cream Barn. It appears that someone wants to shut the shop down! Can the Boxcar Children sort out this sticky mess before the Ice Cream Barn gets licked?

When Keeker and Plum take a family road trip to upstate New York, Keeker is sure it will be the best family vacation yet. (Plum, on the other hand, is not convinced!) Keeker is excited to splash in the neighborhood pond and ride ponies in the country with her cousins. What she doesn't know is that the nearby town of Sleepy Hollow holds a mystery that will make this a very memorable family vacation!

De acuerdo con la tradición familiar de los Higgins, toda primogénita es acosada por un caballo fantasmal durante su noviazgo. Esta historia ha sido considerada una leyenda, pero ahora por primera vez en siete generaciones, una mujer es la primogénita y su prometido ha terminado con un brazo roto después de un ataque por un asaltante misterioso. Se le pide entonces a Carnacki que investigar. Él y la mujer, Mary y su prometido, Beaumont, escuchan el golpeteo de cascos en la noche, pero no se ve ningún caballo.

Drei kleine Fünf-Freunde-Abenteuer für Kinder ab 6 Jahren. Ob wildgewordene Rennpferde, heimtückische Entführungen oder fiese Einbrecher: Die Fünf Freunde scheuen keine Gefahr und stürzen sich in jedes Abenteuer. Zum Glück hat Hund Timmy eine hervorragende Spürnase und ist immer an ihrer Seite, wenn es darum geht, spannende Geheimnisse zu lüften. Drei Kurzgeschichten aus "Fünf Freunde meistern jede Gefahr" (Band Nr. 22) von Enid Blyton.