Dark Horse

Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0752849603.

Elena Estes has always been a risk-taker – but it cost her everything: her confidence, her career and, most importantly, the life of a fellow cop. Now in retreat in Florida, Elena wants to be left alone. Then a visitor comes calling.

Twelve-year-old Molle Seabright needs help. Her older stepsister [sic], Erin, hasn't been seen for several days and molly seems to be the only person who's concerned. Erin works as a groom at the Wellington show grounds and, although Elena doesn't even have a private investigator's licence, Molly persuades her top visit the show grounds.

Elena discovers the dark side of a glamorous sport, a world of crooked horse-dealers, drugs and payoffs, where anything can be had for a price. And in that world stalks a killer…