Scarlet Luce

A Spud Dempsey & Eddie Stump Mystery

The old crow, Peck, circles the pasture carefully watching, suddenly, sensing danger, he dives…The magnificent filly, Scarlet Luce, suffers a devastating injury ending her racing career; her future looks bleak until she is rescued by the enigmatic Tom Crane…JD Sims’ dream of becoming a jockey has come to a heartbreaking end after she is critically injured in a tragic car accident. Depressed, all seems lost until a chance encounter gives her renewed hope…After saving Luce, the Quarter Horse, Temecula, and the Shetland pony, Flop, from a disastrous fire, Spud and Eddie, with the help of Police Chief Joe Polanski, struggle to unravel a conspiracy and the mystery of Tom Crane.