The Blue Horse - Bruce Borgos

 The Blue Horse - Bruce Borgos

Pub. Date: July 8, 2025

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When two people are killed during a wild horse round up in Nevada, state and federal officers, including his girlfriend Detective Charlie Blue Horse, join county sheriff Porter Beck in investigating. In addition to trying to deal with the outside personnel while solving the murders, Covid is beginning to ravage the area and Porter’s sister goes missing. And just what does a lithium mining operation have to do the situation? There is danger everywhere.

This is the third in the Porter Beck mystery stories. Let me start out by saying I don’t typically chose books with horses in them, but I have enjoyed this series from the beginning and wanted to stay with it. I was rewarded with a suspenseful, action packed, thrilling ride through the west filled with a variety of colorful characters. I enjoyed that a variety of timely topics were touched upon by the plot, including environmental concerns around mining and rare earth minerals, the ethics of using modern methods to round up wild mustangs,  PTSD among our nation’s veterans and I love Porter’s “deputy" dog, Columbo.

Although part of a series, this would work as a standalone. Trigger warnings; there is violence against both humans and animals. There is also some questionable plausibility, but that didn’t take away from my being fully engrossed in the story.  

Thanks to  @NetGalley and @StMartinsPress @minotaur_Books for the DRC.

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