Tink Elledge is back in the saddleand in more danger than ever. The race is a hundred miles through the Sierra Nevada against a backdrop of Darwin, evolution, and intelligent design. Smart, deftly plotted, and tuned to ongoing debate, this mystery is perfect for fans of Dick Francis.
Tink Elledge is a woman who doesn't take well to sitting stillnot when it comes to husbands, not when it comes to looking after her stepson Stephen, and certainly not when it comes to horses. So when she gets the chance to ride in a competition againeven on a trail as grueling as the steep twists and turns of the legendary Tevis endurance trail rideshe jumps at it. In the Sierra mountain wilderness, she and her friend Isabelan avid horsewoman and Darwin devotee--will race across one hundred miles of spectacular gorges and cross heart-stopping fords.?
Meanwhile, Stephen and Tink's husband, Charlie, are nearby working on a new partnership with the brilliant but secretive scientist James Grant-Worthington. When Grant-Worthington suddenly dies of not-so-natural causes, the entire deal is thrown into question. Eager to help, Tink begins searching for clues, starting with Josh Untemeyer, the PR manager for the institute Grant-Worthington founded to promote the theory of intelligent design, who has also been pursuing Isabel. As Tink and Isabel join the pack of elite riders and their horses scramble up the vertiginous, narrow trail, Josh goes missing. Tink must sort through the secrets and lies in a race against time to cross the finish line and save the two people she cares for most in this lively, page-turning novel from acclaimed author Holly Menino.

A Distance to Death (Tink Elledge #2)

Holly Menino

H. M. Menino

Menino, H. M

New York: Minotaur Books, a Thomas Dunne Book

St. Martin's Press

Wednesday Books

Tor Nightfire

United States, United States of America

First Edition, PS, 2014

[curator]lenscriv@archive.org[/curator][date]20180629190503[/date]

"Whip-smart, headstrong sleuth Tink Elledge is back on a horse, and back in competition--and this time, she must solve a murder while navigating the steep twists and turns of the legendary Tevis endurance trail ride. In the mountain wilderness of Sierra Nevada, she and her friend Isabel will race across one hundred miles of spectacular gorges and cross heart-stopping fords. Meanwhile, Tink's husband, Charlie, and step-son, Stephen, are nearby working on a new partnership with the reclusive but brilliant scientist James Grant Worthington. When Worthington suddenly dies of not-so-natural causes, the entire deal is thrown into question. Eager to help, Tink begins searching for clues, starting with Josh Untemeyer, the manager of Worthington's estate who has also been pursuing Isabel. As Tink and Isabel join the pack of elite riders and their horses scramble up the steep, narrow trail, Josh goes missing, leaving Tink to sort through the secrets and lies in a race against time to cross the finish line and save the two people she cares for most in this lively, page-turning novel from acclaimed author Holly Menino"-- Provided by publisher

276 pages ; 22 cm
"Whip-smart, headstrong sleuth Tink Elledge is back on a horse, and back in competition--and this time, she must solve a murder while navigating the steep twists and turns of the legendary Tevis endurance trail ride. In the mountain wilderness of Sierra Nevada, she and her friend Isabel will race across one hundred miles of spectacular gorges and cross heart-stopping fords. Meanwhile, Tink's husband, Charlie, and step-son, Stephen, are nearby working on a new partnership with the reclusive but brilliant scientist James Grant Worthington. When Worthington suddenly dies of not-so-natural causes, the entire deal is thrown into question. Eager to help, Tink begins searching for clues, starting with Josh Untemeyer, the manager of Worthington's estate who has also been pursuing Isabel. As Tink and Isabel join the pack of elite riders and their horses scramble up the steep, narrow trail, Josh goes missing, leaving Tink to sort through the secrets and lies in a race against time to cross the finish line and save the two people she cares for most in this lively, page-turning novel from acclaimed author Holly Menino"--

2023-06-28