About the book: year / The weekend that promised Charles Todd entertainment turns into a terrible disappointment: the house of his cousin Donald Stewart, where Todd was invited, is looted, the owner’s young wife is killed , and Charles himself becomes the main suspect in this crime. Some circumstances lead Charles to believe that the robbery is connected with his cousin’s recent trip to Australia and the acquisition of a painting by the famous Munnings there. Todd goes to the Melbourne Cup, confident that where “all of Australia” is going, he will definitely find the criminal.