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Book Review

SPIRIT RANCH

A novel by RICHARD FOXX

Samantha Charles

A young woman brutally murdered in the 1930’s in the desert not far from present-day Eldorado Polo Club…a polo player, writer, and special ops veteran who buys a small horse ranch built on exactly the same spot and fnds it haunted by her tormented spirit…a community of Mexican horsemen who keep the polo world turning…the ruthless gangs that prey on their undocumented status…the rich mystery of the eternal desert and the beauty of the mountains...

These are the ingredients of SPIRIT RANCH , a compelling novel written and just released by former 1-goaler Richard Foxx. Better known in the horse world, perhaps, as former public relations director for Eldorado and a former Sidelines and POLO magazine staffer, Foxx is a practicing aesthetic dermatologist. He has woven these elements into a very readable story that will grab and hold your attention from the very frst page.

Richard’s writing style weaves brilliant descriptions of the desert and its polo community, noir-ish 1930’s Hollywood, and present day Beverly Hills into a riveting quest, an engaging love story, and a love affair with the ever-present desert. His cast of characters and the myriad of larger-than-life desert rats come believably alive on the pages of this book. SPIRIT RANCH is a perfect summer read that will take you behind the scenes in an arcane world, one of the last unknown areas of the country.

SPIRIT RANCH is available on Amazon and Kindle as an eBook and on Amazon in softcover.