Many thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy of this novel. Harrison Foster is a crisis investigator for a London firm. The agents travel anywhere in the world to mitigate problems. In this case, a fire at a race horse barn in Newmarket causes Harrison to be sent north to represent Sheikh Karim, the owner of two dead horses, one which was favoured to win the Derby. Harrison has no knowledge of racing or of horses. He meets Oliver Chadwick and his three sons, all involved in training and riding race horses. When the firemen get the blaze extinguished, they discover a human body in the ashes. It is later learned it is the sister of the boys, Zoe. An autopsy reveals she was dead prior to the fire starting. Harrison has to learn who set the fire and why Zoe was murdered.

I enjoyed this quick read. Harrison was an interesting character, resourceful and tenacious in learning the secrets of the Chadwick family.