Josiah Reynolds is back on the trail of a murderer. Arthur Aaron Greene III, one of Kentucky's most promninent horesmen, is found hanging from the rafters in a horse barn with stones in his pockets and a bucket of water beneath his feet. The only witness is a nine-year-old boy who can't remember exactly what happened.
In her relentless pursuit of the killer, Josiah stumbles upon decades of lies and deceptions that involve her dear friend, Lady Elsmere. Josiah discovers that she must look back to 1962 for the truth. In the process Josiah once again makes the rounds of quirky characters that can only be found in the lush Bluegrass horse country.