The Lost Ode - Paperback

by Virginia Slachman (Author)

Literary scholar and amateur sleuth Julia has stumbled on a family secret . . . a secret steeped in the history of Kentucky's thoroughbred country and linked to the descendants of poet John Keats and his brother George. When the owner of Brookfield Stud, Gray Burke, is arrested for homicide on his thoroughbred breeding farm, Julia is left to solve the murder and prove his innocence while following the trail to the Keats's lost fortune. Solving the murder may lead to love and treasure, but has Julia back the wrong horse in believing Gray Burke's innocence? This is a great book for horse lovers, literary and history lovers, and general as well as cozy mystery lovers. A little murder, a little love, and a lost fortune . . . what could be better?

Author Biography

Virginia Slachman, Ph.D, . is the author of three poetry collections and an award-winning chapbook in addition to Many Brave Hearts, her memoir recounting her family's struggles with PTSD. Former poetry editor of Aspen Anthology and associate director of the Aspen Writers Conference, Slachman's work has appeared in literary journals and anthologies, both in the U.S. and abroad. She has served as professor of creative writing and literature for over twenty years. The Lost Ode is her first novel. For more information, visit http: //www.virginiaslachman.com