A winning horse A fierce rivalry A sudden death Belinda Sandford thrills to the cheers of the crowd as her beautiful grey racehorse Butterfly Charm thunders past the finishing post first at Wincanton Racecourse She feels like the luckiest girl in the world But joy soon turns to despair as a stewards enquiry overturns the result and awards the race to her longtime rival Alexandra Deacon When Alex is found dead in suspicious circumstances a host of accusing eyes turn to Belinda and her distraught mother begs Adam Hennessy her neighbour retired police officer and publican to help clear her daughters name As Adam and local hotelier Imogen Bishop dig deep into the murky and powerful undercurrents of the horse racing world they lay bare the lives and loves of local jockeys grooms trainers and owners They soon uncover a web of secrets hidden within the spectacular Somerset countryside as they strive to find the killer in time to prevent more murders