Instead of a proper second honeymoon the newly remarried Harry and Fair Haristeen leave cozy Crozet Virginia for Shelbyville Kentucky site of the famous saddlebred horse show There theyrsquoll visit dear friends Joan Hamilton and Larry Hodge and enjoy a week among some of the finest horses trainers and riders in the country But soon after they arrive events veer mysteriouslyndashand murderouslyndashoff course First Joanrsquos ruby and sapphire horsehead heirloom pin is stolen from her private box at the fairgrounds Next a young film starrsquos prize three-gaited mare disappears into thin air There is no lack of suspects from hotheaded trainers and jealous rivals to vicious ex-spouses Then a body is found flagrantly murdered and itrsquos obvious to Harry that someone at Shelbyville is sending a strong message winning is only secondaryndashfirst prize is survival As Harry searches for clues rediscovers life as a married woman and deals with her upcoming fortieth birthday her four-legged detective friends are already on the case But is animal instinct any match for human depravity Especially with two humans to protect and a killer on the prowlFrom the Hardcover edition.
