Horses! I'm here for the horses. This is a paranormal with horses. (Did you write this just for me?) Oliva solves cold cases, and while I haven't read the other books, this one was great as a standalone, The cold case - 30 years ago a fire took the lives of a mother and child, but the child's body was never found. Humm! I can't spoil the plot, but I can tell you I loved the brush up on the Tennesse Walkers, Set in Shelbyville, TN - it just made this book pretty perfect.

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A paranormal cozy mystery with horses! What more could you want in a book? Oh, yes, also a cat who has a sock that is his attack toy.

This is a standalone book and second in the series which you'll want to read after this one. The main character, Olivia, investigates cold cases. This one involves a mother and baby that died in a fire thirty years ago, yet there were no remains of the baby found. The ghost of the mother appears to her looking for her baby.

Because it takes place at a horse farm, the author goes into detail about Tennessee Walkers. So although I grew up with horses, I know very little about that breed so I learned something new.

I quite enjoyed this book and several of the characters. It was a well put together cozy mystery that kept me reading!

If you like paranormal cozies, this is one I'd recommend! Now, I'm off to find the first in this series.

* I was provided an ARC to read from the publisher and NetGalley to read. It was my decision to read and review this book.

I really enjoyed this paranormal cozy! It was so interesting, and enlightening as far as the Tennessee Walking Horses were concerned. I kept trying to figure out who-done-it till the end. Very entertaining!

Such an interesting book!! I loved the interaction between the main character and her ghostly "friends"! The idea of ghosts helping was believable, if odd! The information about the horses was interesting and really helped with understanding the situation! I'm going to watch for books with Olivia and read more!! She's so outstanding and real!

There's potential in this series. I found this book entertaining, even if some editing would help.
I'm curious about future development.
Fun to read and enjoyable.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC

My thanks to NetGalley and BookBuzz for an advanced digital copy of The Walking Horses by Linda S. Browning. This is the second in a series of paranormal cozy mysteries featuring Olivia Browning. Although I did not read the first in the series, it is not necessary as this is a story that stands alone with almost no cross-over from the first book in the series.

Initially, Olivia thinks she communicates with spirits through a haunted Ouija board, but as this book progresses she comes to believe she is “sensitive” and can see and talk with them on her own. If her boyfriend, Presley, is present he is included in the ability to “see” the ghost and hear what she is saying.

When Olivia is hired to discover who set a fire that reportedly killed Eloise and her infant daughter, she becomes acquainted with extended family, all of whom have some connection to Eloise and the ranch where Tennessee Walking Horses are bred and trained. There is a good deal of information about the horse breed, including an explanation of some unsavory training practices that have been used to obtain the characteristic high-stepping gait of the horses for show.

Throughout the book it is evident that a great deal of research has been done, and sometimes the narrative reads more as a research report than as a naturally flowing narrative. While the information is interesting and is never so all-encompassing as to be overkill, it does lead to a slightly chopping pace for the novel. Written in the first person, Olivia also talks in more of a staccato style which leads to the entire book reading as a collection of short bursts of conversation and activities.

The mystery has a major twist that sets Olivia off on a different direction, but it is well foreshadowed so it does not come as a surprise to the reader. The solution, also, is obvious from the beginning, although it isn’t confirmed until toward the end of the novel. For those readers who like to read and confirm their conclusions, this book will provide that opportunity. For those who like to be kept guessing until the denouement, they may be a bit disappointed.

I would need to read at least one more book in the series to determine if I wanted to continue investing my time in these novels, assuming there are more books to come in the series. I would also have to read another book to determine how I like the choppier writing style featured here.