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Spenser investigates the threatening attacks of a horse named Hugger Mugger, the case takes a deadly turn when the attacker claims a human victim. Disregarding the resentment of The Three Fillies Stables, the local law, the security firm, Spenser finds himself revising his take on the whole Three Fillies organization-and watch his own back as well.

"Paras (short for Perestroika) is a spirited racehorse at a racetrack west of Paris. At dusk, one afternoon she pushes open the door of her stall - she's a curious filly - and, after traveling through the night, arrives by chance in the City of Light. She's dazzled, and often mystified, by the sights, sounds and smells around her, but she isn't afraid. Soon she meets an elegant dog, a German shorthair pointer named Frida, who knows how to get by without...