Jessica goes to Kentucky to visit Lamar Morgan and his daughter, Christie, one of the few female veterinarians in the area. Jessica meets their neighbor, Randolph Sterling, a horse owner and breeder who has enjoyed much success in his career. Lamar and Randolph are in a dispute over two foals sired by Randolph's champion horse, King Paragon. It doesn't make it easy for Christie who is engaged to Randolph's son, Tod. Jessica is joined by her Boston friend, private eye Harry McGraw - and just in time to investigate a murder. When Randolph Sterling is found dead, the police naturally put Lamar at the top of its list of suspects but Jessica and Harry find that someone has a secret - one that led to murder.
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