About the book: year / In England, one of the horse racing participants dies under mysterious circumstances. The murdered man's friend, young Lord Farringford, is a witness to the crime. He is about to go to a competition in Moscow, but receives a warning that he should not go to Russia. In order to understand the current situation, at the request of the prince, a relative of Farringford, former jockey Randall Drew flies to Moscow. But mortal danger awaits him there....