The Blue Ribbon goes to Annette Dashofy for Fair Game

Fair Game (A Zoe Chambers Mystery Book 8)

I received a ARC copy of Fair Game from Edleweiss and Henrey Press, in exchange for an honest review.

This book takes Zoe to the county fair for a week, where she is working with the ambulance service as well as entering her horse Windstar into competition as well. While there, she finds herself in the investigation of a mysterious death of an acquaintance from her 4H days.

Fair Game takes place through most of the book at the county fair which gives us a chance to see much more of Zoe’s love for horses and learn about her time in 4H and we get to know more about Zoe and Pete and this weaves in alongside of the mystery story line very well. 

I love that this book was “on location” because Annette has a genuine style and attention to detail that really draws a reader into the story (one of the things I really like about her books). Not only picturing in your mind what you are reading, but you can hear all the sounds of people, the games, hear the sounds, smells and feelings that go along with horses and Demolition Derby, wonderful carny foods and everything else at a county fair. It really brought back memories of yearly visits to the county fair for me. This is a five star from me, and a must-read addition to your reading list! I’ve included the link to purchase below and along with the intro for the book. 

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Synopsis:

Paramedic Zoe Chambers hoped a week at the Monongahela County Fair, showing her horse and manning the ambulance, would provide a much-needed diversion from recent events that continue to haunt her. 

An old friend, a bossy nemesis, and a teenage crush from her 4-H days fail to offer the distraction she had in mind. But ever the caregiver, she soon bonds with a troubled teen and a grieving father.

Back in Vance Township, a missing woman turns up dead, leading Police Chief Pete Adams into a journey through her mysterious final hours. With each new clue, the tragic circumstances of her death grow increasingly muddied. 

A cryptic phone call leads Pete to join Zoe for an evening at the fairgrounds where the annual school bus demolition derby concludes with a gruesome discovery and a new case that may or may not be connected to the first. 

Pete’s quest for the motive behind two homicides—and Zoe’s stubborn determination to reunite a family—thrust them both onto a collision course with a violent and desperate felon.