A charred body turns up after a tragic barn fire at the racetrack that also claims the lives of two racehorses.

Meg, turned amateur sleuth, follows the twists and turns, exposing a complex web of deception and soured relationships.

Her investigation puts her family, including her animals, in danger.

Will she unravel the tangled mess of murder, fraud, drugs, art, and arson?




Meg Sheppard escaped persistent abuse by her stepfather by emigrating to Canada from England.

She now lives on a small horse farm. She owns several thoroughbred racehorses and two retired racehorses, Eagle and Bullet.

Meg adores her border collie dog, Kelly, who is usually at her side.




Vicky Earle is a Canada Book Award winner. The Canada Book Awards program recognizes and promotes Canadian author outstanding accomplishment.