(series) As Master of the prestigious Jefferson Hunt Club, "Sister" Jane Arnold is the most respected citizen in her Virginia Blue Ridge Mountain town. The region is ruled by proper social conduct and deep-seated tradition, yet murders sometimes do occur, and in Rita Mae Brown's long-running series, Sister Jane always proves ready to hunt down evildoers. (blurb) While outside on Manhattan's streets a snowstorm rages, hunt clubs gather for their annual gala at the Pierre Hotel. Braving the weather, Sister Jane and her friend "Tootie" Harris pop out to purchase cigars at a tobacco shop, finding themselves regaled by the colorful stories of its proprietor, Adolfo Galdos. After Adolfo is later found murdered and a similar crime occurs in Boston, Sister's 8th case (after Hounded to Death) will take her back home to Albemarle County, where she will enlist the help of two horses; a hound named Dragon; and even the clever old red fox, Uncle Yancy.