Callie Padget moved back to her uncle's place on a quaint island in the North Carolina Outer Banks after some time away as a reporter on the mainland, and now she works in a bookshop. Apparently in the first book in this series, set about a year ago, Callie tried to help the police solve a murder case, and almost lost her life in the process. Now she is just relishing her friendship with Toby, who runs a martial arts studio, and they're ready to have an official first date when they discover a dead body in Toby's studio. Toby is a prime suspect. Meanwhile, Callie's becoming friends with Geri-Lynn, a woman who runs a santuary for wild horses on the island. Geri-Lynn has been hyping up the pregnancy of one of the mares on social media, only to notice that she can no longer find the mare. She doesn't want to get the police involved, and asks Callie to help her figure out how the pregnant mare escaped or whether someone stole her. Can Callie help prove Toby's innocence and also find the missing mare?
I learned a bit about the wild horses that arrived from Europe hundreds of years ago, and how they continue roaming free on preserves, protected from most interaction with people. The main characters and most of the secondary characters felt real, including a young girl who had great trouble socializing with people. I may go back and read the first book in the series, although the background isn't needed in order to enjoy this one.
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