As a detective, Robert McKinley is a DA's dream. He's intelligent, subtle as a freight train, and fearless.But when someone messes with his family, he's everyone's nightmare. His nephew, a horse trainer in Kentucky, is brutally stabbed while looking into a strange string of equine deaths. As Robert digs into the case, the list of suspects grows longer, at first, but then shortens suddenly as they start to die off. The figure of guilt finally points very close to home, leaving Robert with few options.