Marland’s Ghost by Knighton T Meade. Meade’s initial novel introduces Simon Rush, a college student who takes on a summer job with a show stable. He develops a strong attraction toward one of the riders, but she has a fatal accident at one of the shows. When an autopsy reveals she had been given a “date-rape drug” earlier, Simon finds himself one of the suspects. He also finds himself attracted to the female police officer assigned to the case. Paperback.