A middle-aged saddler. An unexpected corpse. A witty old horse with a nose for murder. Sometimes, the best detectives have hooves. Downton Abbey meets Dick Francis in this cozy historical murder mystery.

Somerset, December 1903. Everyone in Pelgren Vale is impressed when Miss Harriet Cobb is invited to Ashwold Abbey, home of the Earl of Ashwold, to attend Lady Eve’s wedding. But Harriet is not a guest—she’s the saddler.

Unfortunately, it seems to be another silly project: create a decorative saddle with all the trappings for a horseback wedding. Harriet’s horse, Bertie, considers weddings to be a very tiresome human tradition. And, of course, a horse in costume is nothing less than absurd—which is why he is mortified to be chosen to carry the bride down the aisle.

When Bertie and Harriet stumble across a corpse, everyone in the gothic abbey is a suspect, and even the most absurd details must be considered. Why did Lady Eve choose one of the least-romantic poems in history for her wedding theme? Why is the abbey’s sinister priest obsessed with old pagan traditions? And is this new mysterious death related to a murder that happened at the abbey thirty years ago?

Taking the reins of the investigation, Bertie and Harriet must discover which of the abbey's residents is a murderer—and protect their own secrets while they're at it.

If you like cozy mysteries with humor, history, and witty animal sidekicks, you'll love Murder with All the Trappings, a rollicking ride that will keep you guessing—and galloping—to the finish line.