Hugger Mugger

Spenser returns to tackle a perilous case involving the mysterious deaths of racehorses at stables across the South. Hired by Walter Clive, president of Three Fillies Stables, Spenser heads to Georgia to protect Hugger Mugger, a promising two-year-old. As he navigates the complexities of local law enforcement and the underlying tensions within the Three Fillies organization, the situation escalates when a human victim emerges, forcing Spenser to reevaluate his assumptions and safeguard his own life.