Please recommend a good book!

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29. Dick Francis was a jockey for the Queen Mother back in the day

And his initial books were about horses and racing (I grew up in Saratoga Springs, NY), but he was quite prolific and moved on to numerous other topics from politics to storm chasing, all mysteries of course. And Anne Perry has more than one mystery series, both set in different periods in history. They are both British, but one American historical mystery writer that I can recommend is Miriam Grace Monfredo. I actually met her once when I went to a book signing at a mystery book store that I used to frequent. Unfortunately, the woman who ran it closed shop to start selling books online. But Miriam Grace Monfredo also has more than one series set during Civil War days - with a female protagonist.

And I also read Rita Mae Brown! I not only read the Mrs. Murphy series, but ran across one fascinating book by her based on the adventures of First Lady Dolley Madison!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/165337.Dolley

Thanks for the recommendations!