As a racehorse, Moondancer had been a champion; but as a stallion he was a total failure. So when he is found dead in his box at the Drumgarrick stud one morning, his owners feel more relieved than sorry, and promptly make a massive five million pound insurance claim. But then Drumgarrick's owner disappears and his son Fergus is left facing financial ruin...and a corpse. A brilliant amateur jockey, Fergus has a vested interest in seeing the claim is met in full. But Jack Hendred, the insurance investigator, is sure that it is fraudulent, and is determined to prove it...
The lush countryside of Ireland forms the background to this gripping tale of intrigue and greed in the bloodstock business. An attempted betting coup at Leopardstown, hair-raising National Hunt racing scenes, two grisly murders and a dramatic Dublin trial are the ingredients of this new high-voltage thriller from the winning team of Francome and MacGregor.