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    Outfoxed
    Outfoxed
    Outfoxed
    Audiobook10 hours

    Outfoxed

    Written by Rita Mae Brown

    Narrated by Rita Mae Brown

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    From the bestselling author of the landmark work Rubyfruit Jungle comes an engaging, original new novel that only Rita Mae Brown could have written. In the pristine world of Virginia foxhunting, hunters, horses, hounds, and foxes form a lively community of conflicting loyalties, where the thrill of the chase and the intricacies of human-animal relationships are experienced firsthand--and murder exposes a proud Southern community's unsavory secrets. . . . As Master of the prestigious Jefferson Hunt Club, Jane Arnold, known as Sister, is the most revered citizen in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain town where a rigid code of social conduct and deep-seated tradition carry more weight than money. Nearing seventy, Sister now must select a joint master to ensure a smooth transition of leadership after her death. It is an honor of the highest order--and one that any serious social climber would covet like the Holy Grail. Virginian to the bone with a solid foxhunting history, Fontaine Buruss is an obvious candidate, but his penchant for philandering and squandering money has earned him a less than sparkling reputation. And not even Sister knows about his latest tawdry scandal. Then there is Crawford Howard, a Yankee in a small town where Rebel bloodlines are sacred. Still, Crawford has money--lots of it--and as Sister is well aware, maintaining a first-class hunt club is far from cheap. With the competition flaring up, Southern gentility flies out the window. Fontaine and Crawford will stop at nothing to discredit each other. Soon the entire town is pulled into a rivalry that is spiraling dangerously out of control. Even the animals have strong opinions, and only Sister is able to maintain objectivity. But when opening hunt day ends in murder, she, too, is stunned. Who was bold and skilled enough to commit murder on the field? It could only be someone who knew both the territory and the complex nature of the hunt inside out. Sister knows of three people who qualify--and only she, with the help of a few clever foxes and hounds, can lay the trap to catch the killer. A colorful foray into an intriguing world, Outfoxed features a captivating cast of Southerners and their unforgettable animal counterparts. Rita Mae Brown has written a masterful novel that surprises, delights, and enchants.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateDec 7, 2018
    ISBN9781980023012
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    • 4/5
      First I must admit that the only mysteries I have ever read have been written by Dick Francis and Rita Mae Brown......obviously I need to have my mysteries sugared up with equines before I'm willing to try it.

      Having hunted with the Blue Ridge as a guest in the late '90's, I have to say that I find all aspects of fox hunting to be utterly fascinating. I have participated in many equestrian pursuits, racing, dressage, and showing, but after my fox hunting experience I have no desire any more to show or compete, because hunting involves the purest form of interaction between horse and human. Blue ribbons, trophies and prize money are all non-existent. A horse's pedigree doesn't matter, and neither does beauty; in fox hunting a horse is valued for his ability to travel cross country in a group, taking on obstacles like walls and ditches in a safe and sane manner. Riders are not judged by whether or not they are using stylish new tack or wearing fashionable new show clothes; how fancy their trailer is, or whether they paid $50,000 for a horse with a trendy bloodline.

      The murder mystery part of this novel was really just icing on the cake, I could read Rita Mae Brown writing about fox hunting regardless of whether or not anything else happens in the book. I enjoyed the dialogue that takes place between the animal characters, bringing their thoughts, opinions an interactions into play enriches the story immensely.

      I will read any book about the Jefferson Hunt and Sister Jane that Ms Brown writes in the future; I look forward to many more.
    • 3/5
      Good mystery and keeps you guessing to the end. I do not agree with the practice of foxhunting--scare the poor animal to death...just because you don't kill it does not mean this tradition is humane. Rita gets on her soapbox (she always has one!) about how it really does not hurt the fox. I disagree. This tradition is archaic and bad for foxes and wildlife. It needs to go back to the previous century where it belongs.
    • 3/5
      Enjoyable book. Maybe overdoes the animal talking and participation. More serious than the Sneaky Pie series.
    • 2/5
      This is a paean to fox-hunting Virginians rather thinly disguised as a mystery. (I'm sure that the fact that Brown is one of them herself in no way prejudices her.) I often wish that authors would not turn perfectly good essays or non-fiction into mediocre (if not downright bad) novels. The plot is subordinated to lauding fox-hunting, and the character development is pretty poor. Sister, the protagonist, is what used to be described as a "magnificent character" and is possessed of every virtue and good quality except a plausible, living personality. The rest are pretty flat as well, and taken as a whole, not good exemplars of the natural nobility that Brown claims for them.The book's strongest point is it's description of the world of fox-hunting. I know several people who would revel all of the extreme detail, and would just love to fret over finding champagne versus cream-colored boots (or whatever). Personally, I find it mind-numbing either in print or in real life, but for them that likes it, enjoy!
    • 4/5
      Jane Arnold, "Sister", is Master of the Jefferson Hunt Club, a Virginia foxhunting club steeped in tradition. However, a murderer disrupts this tradition on opening day. Foxes and hounds join with Sister to restore their world in a book that brings the magic of Watership Down to the foxhunting scene.