Bill Russell is acting as a volunteer steward at Warwick races when he confronts his worst nightmare: the violent death of his wife. Accused of killing her, Russell's life begins to unravel completely. Even his best friends think he is guilty of the heinous crime, despite the lack of any compelling evidence. In Felix Francis's continuation of his father's horse-racing mysteries, Russell believes he can track down the true culprit, but can he prove it before he becomes the murderer's next victim?